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soaking in

soaking in is the present participle and gerund of soak in.

Meaning of soak in

Verb

soak in (third-person singular simple present soaks in, present participle soaking in, simple past and past participle soaked in)

  1. To wet a surface and be absorbed completely (of a liquid)
  2. To spend time experiencing something
    • Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton scored the goals that mean Leicester will join Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus in the quarter-final draw in Nyon on Friday. Just let that soak in for a moment.2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian

Questions about soaking in

What is soaking in the present participle and gerund of?
Soaking in is the present participle and gerund of soak in.

Words near soaking in in the dictionary

  1. soakier
  2. soakiest
  3. soakin'
  4. soaking
  5. soaking away
  6. soaking in
  7. soaking up
  8. soaking wet
  9. soakingly
  10. soakings
  11. soaks

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