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sopping
UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑp.ɪŋ/
more sopping
Comp.
most sopping
Super.
UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑː.pɪŋ/
Translations
He came in from the rain, sopping wet.
Он пришел с улицы, промокший до нитки.
Additional translations
Definitions
After walking in the rain without an umbrella, her clothes were sopping.
UK
/ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɑː.pɪŋ/
Used chiefly as an intensifier before adjectives, especially ‘wet’.
Definitions
They came back from the storm sopping wet.
soppings
pl
Gerund of ‘sop’; denotes the act or process of soaking.
Definitions
The sopping of the bread in the gravy made it deliciously moist.
sopping
Gerund
sopped
Past Simple
sopped
Past Participle
sopping
Gerund
UK
/sɒp/
US
/sɑp/
Translations
He used a towel to sop up the spilled water.
Он использовал полотенце, чтобы промокать пролитую воду.
Definitions
She used a sponge to sop up the spilled milk.
He sopped the crust in the gravy before taking a bite.
Definitions
He used a sop of bread to soak up the remaining soup in his bowl.
The company offered a small bonus as a sop to the employees after the merger.
Don't be such a sop—speak up for yourself.