sopping

UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑp.ɪŋ/
soppingadjective
more sopping
Comp.
most sopping
Super.
UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑː.pɪŋ/
Translations
trempéTrès humide, complètement imbibé.
After walking in the rain without an umbrella, her clothes were sopping.
Après avoir marché sous la pluie sans parapluie, ses vêtements étaient trempés.
Additional translations
détrempéPlus fort que « mouillé » ; souvent pour un tissu ou des vêtements.
Definitions
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’.
Translations
complètementRenforce l'adjectif « wet ».
They came back from the storm sopping wet.
Ils sont revenus de la tempête complètement trempés.
Definitions
Thoroughly; completely (used as an intensifier, typically modifying ‘wet’).
They came back from the storm sopping wet.
soppingnoun
soppings
pl
Gerund of ‘sop’; denotes the act or process of soaking.
Translations
trempageTerme général ; action d'imbiber ou de faire tremper dans un liquide.
The sopping of the bread in the gravy made it deliciously moist.
Le trempage du pain dans la sauce l'a rendu délicieusement moelleux.
Definitions
The act or process of soaking something in liquid.
The sopping of the bread in the gravy made it deliciously moist.
sopverb

sopping

Gerund

sopped
Past Simple
sopped
Past Participle
sopping
Gerund
UK
/sɒp/
US
/sɑp/
Translations
épongerPour absorber un liquide avec un matériau absorbant.
She used a sponge to sop up the spilled milk.
Elle a utilisé une éponge pour éponger le lait renversé.
tremperPour plonger ou imbiber, surtout du pain dans un liquide.
He sopped the crust in the gravy before taking a bite.
Il a trempé la croûte dans la sauce avant de croquer.
Definitions
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.
sopnoun
Definitions
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.