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soaking.

Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The practice of inserting a penis into a vagina and remaining stationary, without thrusting, supposedly used by Mormons in lieu of traditional sexual intercourse.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested in c. 1440 in the Promptorium parvulorum.

adj
  1. Extremely wet; saturated.

  2. Of rain, heavy but slow enough to penetrate deeply into the top soil.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested in c. 1440 in the Promptorium parvulorum.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of soak

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested in c. 1440 in the Promptorium parvulorum.

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