sopping

[ sop-ing ]

adjective

1. soaked; drenched:

   Her clothes were sopping from the rain.

sopping

/ ˈsɒpɪŋ /

adjective

1. completely soaked; wet through Alsosopping wet

Word History and Origins

Origin of sopping¹

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

Example Sentences

“It’s only when there’s a lot of fresh fruit that the bottom tends to get sopping wet.”

From Salon

Clear skies helped dry out the sopping city over the weekend but also presented a new danger as temperatures climbed to around 90 degrees and were expected to stay.

From New York Times

Cloth in hand, he'd head to the stylish Crittall windows in the East London flat where he once lived - because these windows, though stylish, were also sopping wet.

From BBC

This past summer, even sopping Sasquatch bergs such as Quileute on the Olympic Peninsula have seen only 42% of normal rainfall since June, with just a little over 3 inches recorded at the Quileute Airport.

From Seattle Times

I loved how honest and mature Seema is about voicing herself, even while standing outside in salon capes with sopping wet hair.

From Los Angeles Times