sop
noun
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
were sopping
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past progressiveof sop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Her carpets were sopping and her floors were covered with a dark brown liquid.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
“We were sopping wet, so Bill gave us clothes to wear while ours dried,” Glimcher said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
Our sleeping bags were sopping & we were sitting in 2 inches of water.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2017
Fern’s sneakers were sopping by the time she caught up with her father.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
The bookstore was run by seeming quintuplets, by five short, bald men chewing unlit cigars that were sopping wet.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
