Soaking wet meaning

soaking wet (not comparable) (idiomatic) Extremely wet. synonyms ▲ Synonyms: drenched, soaked to the bone, sopping wet, wet through, wringing wet. (informal, of a person's weight) As a maximum; at most.

1. Is soaking wet correct?
2. What does drenching wet mean?
3. What does dripping wet mean?
4. What does soaking in mean?
5. Why is washing soaking wet?
6. What to do with soaking wet clothes?
7. What does drenched mean in slang?
8. What is another word for drenching?
9. What is soaking wet weight?
10. Is Wet past tense?
11. Can you dry something that is soaking wet?
12. How do you use wet in a sentence?
13. What does soaking wet mean in bodybuilding?
14. Do you weigh more soaking wet?
15. Does being wet make you heavier?

Is soaking wet correct?

If something is soaking or soaking wet, it is very wet. My face and raincoat were soaking wet.

What does drenching wet mean?

: to wet thoroughly (as by soaking or immersing in liquid) : to soak or cover thoroughly with liquid that falls or is precipitated.

What does dripping wet mean?

dripping wet (not comparable) Extremely wet; soaking wet.

What does soaking in mean?

phrasal verb

soaked in; soaking in; soaks in. of a liquid. : to enter something by a gradual process.

Why is washing soaking wet?

The washing machine is not spinning

The most common cause for clothes coming out of the drum soaking wet at the end of the cycle is a washing machine that is either not spinning at the optimum spin speed, or not spinning at all.

What to do with soaking wet clothes?

It's best not to place soaking wet clothes directly into the dryer, since pooling water can damage the internal mechanisms of the dryer, and the extra water weight will increase the wear and tear on the machine. However, wringing out the clothes by hand will usually remove enough water to make the clothes dryable.

What does drenched mean in slang?

(drɛntʃ ) Word forms: drenches, drenching, drenched. transitive verb. To drench something or someone means to make them completely wet.

What is another word for drenching?

Some common synonyms of drench are impregnate, saturate, soak, and steep.

What is soaking wet weight?

weigh (a certain amount of pounds) soaking wet

To have a weight that one considers quite light. The addition of water makes things heavier, so one's weight "soaking wet" would be more than it is while one is dry. Ralph weighs about 100 pounds soaking wet.

Is Wet past tense?

The past tense of wet is wet or wetted. She wetted her palm and smoothed the hair above my ear. He wetted a cloth and tried to rub the mark away. He wet his bed when he was younger She wet her hair and applied the shampoo.

Can you dry something that is soaking wet?

It's best not to place soaking wet clothes directly into the dryer, since pooling water can damage the internal mechanisms of the dryer, and the extra water weight will increase the wear and tear on the machine. However, wringing out the clothes by hand will usually remove enough water to make the clothes dryable.

How do you use wet in a sentence?

Example Sentences

My hair is still wet. My shoes got wet when I stepped in the puddle. The grass was wet with dew. Don't touch the paint.

What does soaking wet mean in bodybuilding?

It means that a person weighs a bit less than 70 pounds. The idea is that to get his weight up to 70 pounds, you'd have to soak him completely in water. “Seventy pounds dripping wet” is a variant.

Do you weigh more soaking wet?

3. Do we really weigh more when we're soaking wet? Probably not. Any water on your body, or in your hair, probably wouldn't account for more than an ounce or two (1/16th or 1/8th of a pound).

Does being wet make you heavier?

“Your skin is the largest organ in the body and absorbs fluid easily,” says Dr. Keith Kantor, a leading nutritionist and CEO of the Nutritional Addiction Mitigation Eating and Drinking (NAMED) program. “After a swim or a shower, your body can absorb 1 to 3 cups of water, increasing your true weight by a few pounds.”