soakings
plural of soaking
Source: Wiktionary
Soak"ing, a.
Definition: Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain.
– Soak"ing*ly, adv.
Soak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Soaking.] Etym: [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr. s, s, to suck. See Suck.]
1. To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like.
2. To drench; to wet thoroughly. Their land shall be soaked with blood. Isa. xxiv. 7.
3. To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
4. To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through. The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow. Sir W. Scott.
5. Fig.: To absorb; to drain. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Soak, v. i.
1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.
2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.
3. To drink intemperately or gluttonously. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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