soaking wet
English
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Adjective
editsoaking wet (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Extremely wet.
- Synonyms: drenched, soaked to the bone, sopping wet, wet through, wringing wet
- (informal, of a person's weight) As a maximum; at most.
- 2005, Terry Mejdrich, The Devil's Kettle:
- I weigh one hundred eight pounds soaking wet, I work out because it's important to me to stay in shape, and I'm not half as fragile as you think I am.
Translations
editextremely wet
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maximum (when speaking of a person's weight)
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