Thesaurus results for SOAKING (UP)

soaking (up)

verb

present participle of soak (up)

as in drinking

to take in (something liquid) through small openings this sponge should soak up the spilled juice very nicely

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaking (up)

Verb

Observed employees drinking coffee by the sushi area who changed their gloves but didn’t wash their hands before preparing sushi for customers’ orders.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Its owner, Jack Swilling, was a hardworking, hard-drinking entrepreneur who often supplemented his whiskey with liquid morphine.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of drinking

Verb

The proposed Department of Neighborhood Safety would send mental health professionals and other civilian responders to certain nonviolent 911 calls while absorbing the city’s existing violence prevention programs.

— Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
What eventually made tobacco’s cumulative harm actionable was that states showed their Medicaid budgets absorbing the downstream costs of industry products.

— Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of absorbing

Verb

Normal gym etiquette is to refrain from taking up time on machines when the place is busy.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Conversely, if your balances have increased or high-rate debt is taking up a growing portion of your budget, your repayment strategy may need to change.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of taking up

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

soaking

soaking (up)

soaks

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Soaking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaking%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of soaking (up)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Pyrrhic

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Pwn, Skibidi, Girlboss and Other Words Added to the 2026 Scrabble Dictionary

The Words of the Week - Oct. 30

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes