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Meanings of soaking wet in English

Very wet.

Usage of soaking wet in English
1
Their clothes were soaking wet, and the perspiration rolled down their cheeks.
The River of Darkness; Or, Under Africa
2
Buccari, soaking wet, started up the path winding toward MacArthur' s position.
Genellan: planetfall
3
Still soaking wet, we were beginning to chill despite the warm evening.
Rivers of London
4
They won't pay a man to watch forests that are soaking wet.
The Lookout Man
5
She was still tight, soaking wet but not quite ready for him.
Demon bound
6
Friendly has his hands up, soaking wet, with the backs facing forward.
Beat the reaper: a novel
7
He produced some soaking wet documents and photographs from the inside pockets.
Depths
8
Neither of them could tip the scale at seventy pounds soaking wet.
The Hunger Games
9
He was teasing, since he was soaking wet, but Sophie went anyway.
Explosive
10
I was soaking wet with no fire nearby to call my own.
The Wise Man’s Fear
11
Beachgoers promptly ran away, some still clutching their clothes and soaking wet.
News.com.au
12
His grayish hair was matted from the moisture, his clothes soaking wet.
Acts of nature
13
Owen was soaking wet, and he could still smell the stagnant water.
Something in the water
14
They were soaking wet and they were screaming their little heads off.
Shutter Island
15
The forecastle has been washed out several times, and everything is soaking wet.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
16
They were so soaking wet that it was hard to walk.
Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch an...
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Soaking wet through the time
Soaking wet across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common