Difference between Soaking and Soak

What is the difference between Soaking and Soak?

Soaking as a verb is present participle of soak. while Soak as a verb is to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

Soaking

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Present participle of soak.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Immersed in water; a drenching or dunking.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Pertaining to things that soak, or become extremely wet.

Example sentence: A lot of my music is very roots-oriented, and that's country and soul. I've been in every roadhouse in the South, soaking in all of that... Nashville is like a second home to me, and I'm just gravitating toward the songs.

Soak

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An immersion in water etc.A drunkard.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.To penetrate or permeate by saturation.To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

Example sentence: The Rock taught me you don't always have to talk or move all the time. You can just stand there and soak it in. Let the crowd just do what they do.

We hope you now know whether to use Soaking or Soak in your sentence.

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