sopping
sopping Lexical Profile
sopping Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
To the point of being thoroughly saturated with liquid (almost exclusively used in the phrase 'sopping wet').
"The hikers arrived at the cabin sopping wet after walking through the downpour."
• adjective
Completely saturated with liquid; thoroughly wet or drenched.
"He came inside after the storm and hung his sopping coat by the door."
• verb
To soak up or absorb liquid using an absorbent material such as bread, a towel, or a sponge (often used with 'up').
"She used a piece of crusty bread to finish sopping up the remaining sauce on her plate."
To drench or saturate something thoroughly with liquid.
"The sudden summer storm ended up sopping the picnic blankets before anyone could pack them away."
• Rhymes for sopping
Word Origin & Etymology
From the present participle of the verb 'sop', which derives from Old English 'soppian' (to soak), related to the noun 'sop' meaning a piece of bread dipped in liquid.