Literary notes about SOAKED (AI summary)
The word "soaked" functions as a vivid descriptive tool in literature to evoke intense sensory experiences. It is used to convey literal saturation—whether it’s a rain-drenched flag that appears heavier and darker ([1]), a log completely waterlogged ([2]), or clothing drenched from perspiration during a moment of distress ([3], [4])—while also serving as a metaphor for emotional or situational density. Authors extend its use into culinary passages to describe ingredients that have absorbed liquid thoroughly ([5]), thereby emphasizing the blending of flavors and the passage of time. Moreover, "soaked" can contribute to an atmosphere of decay or violence, as seen in depictions of bloodstained bandages ([6]), or to create a mood of vulnerability, as when characters find themselves overwhelmed by weather or circumstance ([7]).
- The flag on the duhan hung limp, soaked by the rain, and the duhan itself with its wet roof seemed darker and lower than it had been before.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - Both Travelers rushed to the beach, but there they found nothing but a water-soaked log.
— from The Aesop for Children by Aesop - When Raskolnikov got home, his hair was soaked with sweat and he was breathing heavily.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - I was in a fever; my hair, soaked with perspiration, stuck to my forehead and temples.
— from White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - NOW THICKEN THE GRAVY WITH ROUX OR WITH SOAKED RICE FLOUR AND FINISH IT ON A GENTLE FIRE.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius - But the blood would not stop flowing, and the King again and again removed the bandage soaked with warm blood, and washed and rebandaged the wound.
— from What Men Live By, and Other Tales by graf Leo Tolstoy - I kept on walking up and down the street; I was soaked through with the cold March rain.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
