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Meanings of wringing wet in English

Very wet.

      Usage of wringing wet in English
      1
      Donald changes to the new socks-thosehe had on were wringing wet!
      A Student in Arms: Second Series
      2
      He's 80kg wringing wet but a heart the size of Phar Lap.
      News.com.au
      3
      Also he was wringing wet with cold sweat and quivering in every muscle.
      The Day of the Beast
      4
      She clutched Gaston's arms with a hand that was wringing wet.
      The Sheik: A Novel
      5
      Dearest... you're all wringing wet... you're dripping all over the floor.
      Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
      6
      Her neck, under her arms, the backs of her knees... all wringing wet.
      The clouds beneath the sun
      7
      He was wringing wet; his skin burned; his breath whistled.
      The Young Pitcher
      8
      He found it wringing wet with dew, while all around the grass was dry.
      The Wonder Book of Bible Stories
      9
      His hands and face were somewhat blistered, and he was wringing wet with perspiration.
      Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
      10
      Nor did it shelter Madame, whose skirts were wringing wet.
      Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
      11
      Everything was wringing wet and beginning to freeze into stiffness.
      The subtle knife
      12
      I was wringing wet when I hung the receiver up.
      I capture the castle
      13
      Dazed, I put my hand to my hair to find it warm and wringing wet.
      Richard Carvel — Volume 08
      14
      Except about her shoulders, which had been protected by the slicker, she was wringing wet.
      The Light of the Western Stars
      15
      I don't want to fight a fellow who has been overboard and is wringing wet.
      The Rover Boys at Colby Hall; or, The Struggles of the Young Cad...
      16
      The hand which I put to my shoulder where my blanket was found it wringing wet.
      On Something
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      United Kingdom
      Common