soaking (up)

verb

present participle of soak (up)
as in drinking
to take in (something liquid) through small openings this sponge should soak up the spilled juice very nicely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaking (up)
  1. drinking
  2. absorbing
  3. taking up
Verb
  • Observed employees drinking coffee by the sushi area who changed their gloves but didn’t wash their hands before preparing sushi for customers’ orders.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its owner, Jack Swilling, was a hardworking, hard-drinking entrepreneur who often supplemented his whiskey with liquid morphine.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of drinking
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  • She was isolated and pulled the play back out to the perimeter for a potential pick, but turned quickly and went to the rim, absorbing the contact from Williams.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Kirby Smart’s program has been the SEC’s gold standard since Nick Saban’s retirement at Alabama, where Smart spent nine seasons absorbing the fine points of championship success from one of the sport’s greatest coaches.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of absorbing
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  • The Times reported last month that Waymo’s electric vehicles have been taking up space at public charging stations in San Diego County.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The pro-European government of Donald Tusk accuses Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki, who is aligned with PiS, of blocking judges elected by the parliamentary majority from taking up their posts at the tribunal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of taking up
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