B2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

soaking

soaking · soakings

Einweichen

Immersion in water; a drenching or dunkingImmersion in water; a drenching or dunking.

US/sˈoʊkɪŋ/

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.
(countable, uncountable)The practice of inserting a penis into a vagina and remaining stationary, without thrusting, supposedly used by Mormons in lieu of traditional sexual intercourse.

More definitions

washing something by allowing it to soak
the act of making something completely wet
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

Inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested i

Inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested in c. 1440 in the Promptorium parvulorum.

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plural: soakings

Singular	soaking
Plural	soakings

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5 synonyms

Close in meaning

washing something by allowing it to soak:soak
the act of making something completely wet:drenching souse sousing
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid):soak soakage

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