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wetting vs soaking

soaking vs wetting

wetting and soaking both are nouns.

wetting is not an adverb while soaking is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wetting Yes No No No
soaking Yes No No Yes
As nouns, soaking is a hyponym of wetting; that is, soaking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wetting:
  • wetting: the act of making something wet
  • soaking: the act of making something completely wet
wetting (noun) soaking (noun)
the act of making something wet washing something by allowing it to soak
a euphemism for urination the act of making something completely wet
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
wetting (adverb) soaking (adverb)
extremely wet
Difference between wetting and soaking

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