soaking wet
Thoroughly dripping throughout
Soaking wet describes something thoroughly saturated with water—drenched to the point that it can hold no more: I got caught in the rain and came home soaking wet.
The phrase emphasizes completeness; merely damp or wet won't do.
Figuratively, soaking wet can intensify smallness: The cat weighs six pounds soaking wet.
Thoroughly wet through
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- dampSlightly wet
soggy · drowned · sloshing · squelching · clammy · plastered · clinging · bedraggled
Below water's surface
- dunkedPlunged briefly into liquid
- dousedWet or extinguished completely
- plungedDropped suddenly and steeply
- immersedPlunged entirely into
bathed · steeped · swamped · flooded · underwater · wading · swimming · splashing
Heavy precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
thunderstorm · precipitation · gully washer · flash flood · squall · tempest · rainswept · weather-beaten
sopping
Thoroughly wet through
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
damp · soggy · drowned · sloshing · squelching · clammy · plastered · clinging · bedraggled · wrung out
submerged
Below water's surface
- dunkedPlunged briefly into liquid
- dousedWet or extinguished completely
- plungedDropped suddenly and steeply
immersed · bathed · steeped · swamped · flooded · underwater · wading · swimming · splashing · dipped
rainstorm
Heavy precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
deluge · thunderstorm · precipitation · gully washer · flash flood · squall · tempest · rainswept · weather-beaten
permeated
Spread thoroughly through
- penetratedPassed into or through
- infusedSaturated with flavor
- spongySoft and absorbent
absorbent · laden · bloated · swollen · engorged · seeping · oozing · wicking
- moisturemoisture, humidity, dampness, dry, damp
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
soaking wetbone-dry
Utterly without moisture
dry as a bone · parched · arid · desiccated · dry
wet, soak, soaked, soaking, wetness, soaks, saturated, saturate, saturation