sopping

UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑp.ɪŋ/
soppingadjektiv
more sopping
Komp.
most sopping
Super.
UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑː.pɪŋ/
Übersetzungen
He came in from the rain, sopping wet.
Он пришел с улицы, промокший до нитки.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
насквозь мокрый
Definitionen
Extremely wet; soaked through.
After walking in the rain without an umbrella, her clothes were sopping.
soppingadverb
UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑː.pɪŋ/
Used chiefly as an intensifier before adjectives, especially ‘wet’.
Definitionen
Thoroughly; completely (used as an intensifier, typically modifying ‘wet’).
They came back from the storm sopping wet.
soppingsubstantiv
soppings
Pl.
Gerund of ‘sop’; denotes the act or process of soaking.
Definitionen
The act or process of soaking something in liquid.
The sopping of the bread in the gravy made it deliciously moist.
sopverb

sopping

Gerundium

sopped
Präteritum
sopped
Partizip Perfekt
sopping
Gerundium
UK
/sɒp/
US
/sɑp/
Übersetzungen
He used a towel to sop up the spilled water.
Он использовал полотенце, чтобы промокать пролитую воду.
Definitionen
To soak up liquid using an absorbent material.
She used a sponge to sop up the spilled milk.
To dip or steep (something, especially bread) in a liquid; to saturate.
He sopped the crust in the gravy before taking a bite.
sopsubstantiv
Definitionen
A piece of bread or other food used to soak up liquid food.
He used a sop of bread to soak up the remaining soup in his bowl.
A concession or bribe given to appease someone.
The company offered a small bonus as a sop to the employees after the merger.
A weak, ineffectual, or overly compliant person; a milksop.
Don't be such a sop—speak up for yourself.