presoaking
presoaking is the present participle and gerund of presoak.
Meaning of presoak
Verb
presoak (third-person singular simple present presoaks, present participle presoaking, simple past and past participle presoaked)
- To soak in advance.
- to presoak lentils before cooking
- To soak laundry in cold water prior to washing, sometimes with the addition of a biological or other preparation.
Noun
presoaking (countable and uncountable, plural presoakings)
- The soaking of something in advance.
- Flatware should not be allowed to dry between presoaking and washing. It should be washed with the handles down and stored with the handles up.2007, Benjamin W. Pearce, Senior Living Communities, page 118
Forms of presoaking
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Questions about presoaking
- What does presoaking mean?
- Presoaking means the soaking of something in advance.
- What is presoaking the present participle and gerund of?
- Presoaking is the present participle and gerund of presoak.
- What part of speech is presoaking?
- Presoaking is a noun.
- What is the plural of presoaking?
- The plural of presoaking is presoakings.
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