sopping

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sopping

The toddler's hair is sopping after playing in the sprinkler.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Extremely wet; thoroughly soaked: Describes something that is completely saturated with liquid, often to the point of dripping.

  2. Adverb:

    • To an extremely wet degree; very wetly: Used to modify a verb, indicating that an action results in or involves being thoroughly soaked.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • After walking in the rain without an umbrella, my clothes were sopping.
    • She used a sopping sponge to wipe the counter.

  • Adverb:

    • The rain came down sopping wet, drenching everyone in minutes.
    • He dropped the bread sopping into the soup.
Advanced Usage
  • "sopping wet": A common collocation that intensifies the meaning of being wet. While "sopping" alone implies extreme wetness, this phrase is often used for emphasis.
    • We got caught in the storm and came home sopping wet.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sop (verb): To soak up liquid; to drench.
    • He used bread to sop up the gravy.
  • Soppy (adjective, chiefly British): Sentimentally emotional; also, very wet.
    • The film was a bit too soppy for my taste. (emotional)
    • The ground was soppy after the thaw. (wet)
Synonyms
  • Soaking: Thoroughly wet.
  • Drenched: Completely wet, typically by rain or water.
  • Sodden: Heavy with moisture; saturated.
Antonyms
  • Dry: Free from moisture or liquid.
  • Parched: Dried out with heat; extremely dry.
sopping

The toddler's hair is sopping after playing in the sprinkler.

Adverb
  1. extremely wet
    • dripping wet
    • soaking wet

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