soaking wet en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (idiomatic, not-comparable) Extremely wet.
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(informal, not-comparable, of a person's weight) As a maximum; at most.
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.
2005, Terry Mejdrich, The Devil's Kettle:
Synonyms
wet through · wringing wet · soaked to the bone · drenched · sopping wet
Translations (27)
gd bog fliuch (extremely wet) · ro ud fleașcă (extremely wet) · hu csuromvizes (extremely wet) · nb gjennomvåt (extremely wet) · nn gjennomvåt (extremely wet) · fr tout mouillé (maximum (when speaking of a person's weight)) · id basah kuyup (extremely wet) · mk жива вода (extremely wet) · nn klissvåt (extremely wet) · fi litsmärkä (extremely wet) · nb klissvåt (extremely wet) · fr trempé comme une soupe (extremely wet) · pl maks (maximum (when speaking of a person's weight)) · fi litimärkä (extremely wet) · nn søkkvåt (extremely wet) · sv dyngsur (extremely wet) · fi likomärkä (extremely wet) · eo malsekega (extremely wet) · nb søkkvåt (extremely wet) · pl przemoczony do suchej nitki (extremely wet) · de klatschnass (extremely wet) · nl kletsnat (extremely wet) · ga báite (extremely wet) · fi läpimärkä (extremely wet) · fi korkeimmillaan (maximum (when speaking of a person's weight)) · is rennblautur (extremely wet) · sv plaskvåt (extremely wet)