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soaking vs washing

washing vs soaking

soaking and washing both are nouns.

soaking is an adverb but washing is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soaking Yes No No Yes
washing Yes No No No
As nouns, washing is a hypernym of soaking; that is, washing is a word with a broader meaning than soaking:
  • soaking: washing something by allowing it to soak
  • washing: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Other hypernyms of soaking include lavation, wash.
soaking (noun) washing (noun)
washing something by allowing it to soak the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
the act of making something completely wet garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
soaking (adverb) washing (adverb)
extremely wet
Difference between soaking and washing

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