soaking

nouns

the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
"a good soak put life back in the wagon"
is derived from
the act of making something completely wet
"he gave it a good drenching"
is derived from
washing something by allowing it to soak
is derived from

adverbs

extremely wet
"dripping wet"; "soaking wet"