water-soaking

verb

present participle of water-soak
as in wetting
to make wet the fire is out, but the firefighters water-soaked most of the house in the process

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water-soaking
  1. wetting
  2. drowning
  3. washing
  4. flooding
Verb
  • Pyne argues that Mediterranean Europe, much like California, is naturally predisposed to burn because of an annual cycle of wetting and drying.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Make sure water penetrates to the deep roots in addition to wetting surface roots.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of wetting
Verb
  • Its protagonist, Sienna, loses her voice and begins growing scales after nearly drowning, entering an underground world of desire and danger.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • An autopsy found that Melina died from asphyxia due to drowning, and her manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to New York State Police.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of drowning
Verb
  • The messages were created using temporary chalk and power-washing techniques, with a cleanup plan in place from the outset.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One day, while washing a wooden cutting board, a splinter lodged in my left index finger.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of washing
Verb
  • Cincinnati and Charleston are included in a more serious Level 3 of 4 threat of flooding rainfall Tuesday that stretches from eastern Indiana to central West Virginia.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There is a reason why the super PACs and the billionaires are flooding Minnesota with all kinds of money.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of flooding
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“Water-soaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water-soaking. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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