- sopping
- sop·ping
English syllables. 2014.
sopping
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sopping — UK [ˈsɒpɪŋ] / US [ˈsɑpɪŋ] or sopping wet UK / US adjective informal completely wet … English dictionary
sopping — very wet, 1877, from sop (v.) to drench with moisture (1680s), from SOP (Cf. sop) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
sopping — [adj] wet dank, drenched, dripping, drowned, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, soppy, soused, water logged, wringingwet; concept 603 … New thesaurus
sopping — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ wet through … English terms dictionary
sopping — [säp′iŋ] adj. thoroughly wet; drenched … English World dictionary
sopping — [[t]sɒ̱pɪŋ[/t]] ADJ Something that is sopping or sopping wet is extremely wet. [INFORMAL] I pulled off my sopping mittens... They came back sopping wet … English dictionary
sopping — /ˈsɒpɪŋ / (say soping) adjective 1. soaked; drenched: his coat was sopping after the storm. –phrase 2. sopping wet, extremely wet, so as to be soaked: *I was sopping wet and freezing but climbing up the hill warmed me up a little. –albert facey,… …
sopping — sop|ping [ˈsɔpıŋ US ˈsa: ] adj also .sopping wet very wet = ↑soaking ▪ My clothes were absolutely sopping! … Dictionary of contemporary English
sopping — also sopping wet adjective very wet: My shoes were sopping … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Sopping — Sop Sop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sopping}.] To steep or dip in any liquid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sopping — /sop ing/, adj. soaked; drenched: Her clothes were sopping from the rain. [1525 35; SOP + ING2] * * * … Universalium
