Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Thoroughly soaked; drenched.
- adverb Extremely; very.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Soaking, soaked, or drenched, as with rain.
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- adjective
Soaked ,drenched , completelywet to the point of dripping. - verb Present participle of
sop .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb extremely wet
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Examples
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Matter of fact, the kiddo was outside with her yesterday and they both came in sopping wet -- he had a super soaker and would aim it near the dog who would in turn chase the stream trying to catch the water. jhofker
Keep Your Cats From Destroying Your Furniture | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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A few small plants obtained from the florist and kept where they do not get a direct glare of light, watered frequently enough so that the soil is always moist (but never "sopping"), and plenty of fresh air in bright weather, will rapidly make fine plants.
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Drew Dernavich: When most people talk about "sopping" gravy they use the term casually, unaware that it is a highly technical maneuver for eating food.
The New Yorker 2009
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(They could have easily called the sopping game before 5 innings, necessitating a full do-over.
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Rickie proceeded to pump her hard, rhythmically grinding the head of his dick against the rippling walls of her sopping cooch.
I.O.U. Elle 2011
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In the case of these four juvenile cats, everyone passed the test -- though some were certainly more unhappy with the sopping situation than others.
Baby Lions At National Zoo Learn To Swim (PHOTOS) Travis Walter Donovan 2010
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But the flavor was good and spicy, and I enjoyed sopping it up with the piece of french bread he gives you (maybe you could ask him to go light on the sauce?) Oh, and it turns out the heat comes from a familiar place … the green hot sauce from the Kwik Meal carts.
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In the case of these four juvenile cats, everyone passed the test -- though some were certainly more unhappy with the sopping situation than others.
Baby Lions At National Zoo Learn To Swim (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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By now the water in the cabin was up to the bunks, and the bed - clothes were sopping.
White and Yellow 2010
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Jon Corzine , a favorite target, saying the allowance payments were another example of Mr. Corzine "sopping to the public sector unions."
Naked Truth: Clothing Perk Probed Lisa Fleisher 2011
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