soddening

verb

present participle of sodden
1
as in wetting
to make wet soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches

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2
as in soaking
to wet thoroughly with liquid cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush

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  1. wetting
  2. soaking
  3. drowning
  4. saturating
  5. washing
  6. drenching
  7. flooding
  8. impregnating
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  • The mountain thunderstorms are expected to continue Monday and Tuesday but should be accompanied by wetting rains that dampen fire risk, with about a tenth of an inch of precipitation, Molina said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Water in the morning deeply at the base of the plant using a soaker hose, avoiding wetting the leaves to prevent fungal diseases.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Definition of wetting
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
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  • 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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  • 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
Definition of saturating
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  • As the risk of infection continues, Connecticut residents are urged to continue washing all produce in running water, scrubbing firm fruits and, to be safest, cooking produce to 158 degrees.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Employees also moved from one work station to the next without washing hands and changing gloves.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of washing
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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
Verb
  • At some point in the mid-1850s, the river Padma suddenly carved a new path through the village of his ancestors in modern-day Bangladesh, flooding their homes and scattering them across the Indian subcontinent.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Trump weaponized that hostility, emphasizing a narrative of Maduro flooding American streets with fentanyl and mentally ill criminals.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of flooding
Verb
  • 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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