saturating

verb

present participle of saturate
as in soaking
to wet thoroughly with liquid saturate your hair with water before applying the dye

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Recent Examples of saturating Follow by saturating the area with a pet-specific enzymatic cleaner. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 However, strawberries are also susceptible to root rot, so make sure to avoid over-saturating the soil. — Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 20 June 2026 Use only as much cleaning solution as necessary, and avoid saturating the area. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026 By saturating Kyiv with large numbers of ballistic missiles on Sunday, Russia may also be seeking to deplete Ukraine's limited stocks ahead of what could be an even more intense wave of attacks this summer. — CBS News, 24 May 2026 Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Instead, the foreign producers shipped their sugar abroad for consumption, further saturating the global market. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Instead of saturating or starving the active sites, this configuration supports a more optimal balance between how quickly reactants arrive and how efficiently they are converted, improving overall catalytic performance. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026 Avoid saturating the mattress — over-wetting is one of the most common mistakes people make, and excess moisture trapped inside the mattress can lead to mold growth, creating an entirely new allergen problem. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturating
  1. soaking
  2. drowning
  3. drenching
  4. impregnating
  5. immersing
Verb
  • Summer Lake Hot Springs is a standout, with its smattering of rustic but cozy casitas and indoor and outdoor mineral hot springs soaking pools.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
  • How To Deep Clean Blinds To deep clean your blinds, San Angelo recommends taking them down and soaking them in a bathtub or spraying them with a hose outside.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of soaking
Verb
  • The medical examiner determined Erving’s death was an accident caused by drowning.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office found that Erving died of drowning and that the manner was determined to be accidental, police said.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of drowning
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  • Upon impact, the balloons explode, drenching both mom and son.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Instead, Guarnaschelli recommends color drenching the ceiling in darker rooms, either with the same color or a slightly lightened shade.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Definition of drenching
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  • But Niall arguably commits the deepest betrayal by sleeping with Ruben’s fiancée, Mona (Amy Manson), impregnating her, and keeping that information from Ruben for years.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Brayanne Escobar-Guarnizo was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of impregnating
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  • Walking, hiking, or simply immersing yourself in nature helps restore balance between the demands of everyday life and personal wellbeing.
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 11 July 2026
  • The second involved filling a salad spinner with water and immersing the berries for one minute while stirring them by hand before draining and spinning them for 10 seconds.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of immersing

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