impregnating

verb

Definition of impregnatingnext
present participle of impregnate
as in soaking
to wet thoroughly with liquid impregnated the cloth with furniture polish

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnating
  1. soaking
  2. drowning
  3. drenching
  4. immersing
Verb
  • Bathrooms are spacious and spa-like, with walk-in showers and a soaking tub perfect for soaking or relaxing after a day of adventure.
    Sierra Redmond, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Making sure the steaks have been fully thawed and brought to room temperature is the first crucial step for most people, but others have memories of their parents or grandparents rinsing steak in the sink, or perhaps soaking it in water, before the prep work begins.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of soaking
Verb
  • My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Police have attributed most of the deaths to accidental drowning due to the lake's proximity to nightclubs and bars.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of drowning
Verb
  • The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
  • However, even after this drenching rainfall, much of the Northeast, including the I-95 corridor, would still need to receive several inches of rain in the coming weeks to significantly improve drought conditions.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of drenching
Verb
  • For one special day, these children and their families set their worries aside, immersing themselves in the magic of the season and the warm embrace of their local community.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Some start immersing themselves in the reason for the cinematic season the day after Halloween, others at Thanksgiving, and the rest as soon as the calendar tips into December.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of immersing
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.

Thesaurus Entries Near impregnating

impregnates

impregnating

impresa

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Impregnating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnating. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on impregnating

Nglish: Translation of impregnating for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of impregnating for Arabic Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...