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verb

present participle of sop
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as in dipping
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sopping
Adjective
And then, for a coffee or churros or a sopping slice of tres leches, rejoin the river of humanity flowing through the mercado. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 Stand in a circle and pass around a sopping-wet sponge until the music stops. Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023 Caring for a newborn can feel like trying to keep a wad of sopping-wet paper towels from tearing, and that’s under ideal conditions; many parents struggle with great challenges and should be denied no assistance. Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2022 Jean had the sensation of throwing sopping red meat to a starving dog. Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022 Hung with white, corrugated sheet metal, the modest structure held a sopping living room with a TV mounted to the wall and a shelf stacked with diapers for his future daughter. Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022 For a subtle sweat effect that stops short of being quite as sopping as Kim Kardashian’s at the 2019 Met Gala, liberally mist the crown of the head with a styling primer and scrape hair back with fingers to add texture. Amber Kallor, WSJ, 26 July 2022 If washing a regular comforter can be a chore, imagine hauling a sopping wet weighted blanket out of the washing machine. Cara Lynn Shultz, Forbes, 21 June 2021 Nell flings her sopping-wet pants onto the dock. Margaret Atwood, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
Verb
And June, July and August, normally sopping wet with daily afternoon thundershowers, have done little to alleviate the drought. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sopping
Adjective
  • The letter is dripping with LOVE for Israel and a frustration for its failure on social media.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Wall Street Hotel’s afternoon tea spot is dripping with jewel tones—a teal-blue carpet, mustard lounge chairs, a deep-red banquette.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The windowed bathroom, with its cast-iron soaking tub, has an archway for visual interest.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Wash wooden tools quickly by hand (avoid soaking) and rub occasionally with food-safe oil to maintain their quality and prevent cracking.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What sold me on the Shapton set was the process of wetting the whetstones.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Illini were early adopters dipping in the international pool to go buy players rather than going heavy in the transfer portal.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The series is well-regarded by critics, who correctly hail it as a good starting point for little ones just now dipping their toes into Star Wars.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The mineral can range from light to dark blue, but the darker colors are more saturated and common.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Some foods that contain saturated fats, such as fatty fish and dairy products, also provide essential nutrients.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In pastel satin, the shoe softened the architecture while saturating the butter tone that has been trending on red carpets all month.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • English advises saturating natural hair mats with Designme’s leave-in treatment, then applying their rich hydrating mask before detangling (first pass with your fingers, then with a wide-tooth comb) from the ends to the roots.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The last post shared on Allen's Instagram was a photo of him and the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died in July after drowning while on a family vacation in Costa Rica.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The quake came as central Philippine provinces were still recovering from a storm that struck Friday, killing at least 27 people, mostly from drowning and falling trees.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The luxury hotel brand is immersing its high-paying clients in local events through bookable packages taking place at the hotel.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Fantastic Futurism – The filmmakers discuss the process of immersing the cast and crew in the film’s retro-futuristic aesthetic.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Sopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sopping. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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