/ ˈsɒpɪŋ; NAmE ˈsɑːp-/ (also ˌsopping ˈwet ) adjective
( informal ) very wet
SYN soaking
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: present participle of sop in the sense thoroughly wet .
/ ˈsɒpɪŋ; NAmE ˈsɑːp-/ (also ˌsopping ˈwet ) adjective
( informal ) very wet
SYN soaking
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: present participle of sop in the sense thoroughly wet .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005