sopping

American  

[sop-ing] / ˈsɒp ɪŋ /

adjective

1. soaked; drenched.

   Her clothes were sopping from the rain.

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sopping British  

/ ˈsɒpɪŋ /

adjective

1. Also: sopping wet.  completely soaked; wet through

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Etymology

Origin of sopping

First recorded in 1525–35; sop + -ing ²

Example Sentences

He stood in the crick, sopping and streaming.

From Literature

My blanket was sopping; when I tried to roll from my spot my body made squelching sounds, suctioned to the damp floor.

From Literature

The storm had left everything sopping wet, but there wasn’t a rain cloud in the sky.

From Literature

She rips open the package of Oreos and dunks one into her glass of milk until it’s sopping wet.

From Literature

She was sopping wet from sitting close to the door, and she was shivering.

From Literature