soak
verb (used without object)
to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
was soaking
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past progressiveof soak.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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University student Loris Aasaf, 20, was soaking up the Christmas atmosphere with her friends.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Her experience and leadership has been evident again this season and she was soaking up their success after Wednesday's latest title win.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
But days after she took the second pill, the pain increased and blood was soaking through more than one pad per hour.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
By 7 a.m., the roof was so hot that I was soaking wet and not feeling well.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
“Out at the field. The new one. The illegal one, the symbolic one. He was half-down in the ditch, Pacheco was, soaking wet, almost drowned, when they found him.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
