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adjective

ˈsä-dᵊn How to pronounce sodden (audio)
Definition of soddennext
as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water eyes peering out between strands of sodden hair

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sodden

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verb

1
as in to wet
to make wet soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches

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2
as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush

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Recent Examples of sodden
Adjective
Their sodden footprint mazes cropped up then disappeared across the cement. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Eddie Williams was taking a merciless pounding against her planking as the sodden wreck heaved and rolled. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
The pillow is sodden with Thelma and Louise’s slobber, but that’s none of your business. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025 Vermont, still sodden from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl three weeks ago, was soaked yet again on Tuesday as catastrophic flooding inundated the northeastern part of the state. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for sodden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sodden
  1. dripping
  2. wet
  3. soak
  4. saturated
  5. drown
  6. saturate
  7. soaked
  8. wash
Adjective
  • But Haslem was dripping sweat after the Heat’s training camp practices this week at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Every visitor must exit through the Blood Room, a gruesomely immersive space whose walls are streaked, smeared, splattered and practically dripping with the red stuff.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dripping
Verb
  • Crumble up and wet a small piece, then gently rub it over spots and stains.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Havenith said deliberately wetting clothing can provide evaporative cooling, including for older adults who may not sweat as effectively.
    — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of wet
Verb
  • Establishing the run — and stopping it — could decide the winner on a playing surface soaked from rain during the days leading up to UF’s homecoming.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Last winter destroyed thousands of tents in Gaza, soaking clothes, mattresses, and bedding, even as Save the Children reported that Israel was blocking critical aid such as tent poles, winter clothes, and blankets.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of soak
Adjective
  • In my experience, the answer isn’t simply generating more demand but generating high-quality demand, standing out in a saturated market and giving the right people a compelling reason to take the next step.
    — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Animal sources tend to come with more saturated fat, while plant sources often bring fiber and unsaturated fats along for the ride.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Workers and employers are drowning in their health insurance premiums.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And three, sometimes four, of those many waking hours are spent in the car — bouncing from home to school to her second or third job and home again — with music at full blast to drown out the babble of anxiety, most of it financial.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of drown
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  • Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • By many accounts, Glass is a friendly, obliging collaborator, and his music—fruitfully self-effacing, rarely complex enough to saturate or overwhelm the listener’s attention—behaves the same way.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of saturate
Adjective
  • In a small 2024 study, participants who consumed 10 grams of soaked basil seeds daily for eight weeks had lower levels of several inflammatory markers.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, HEALTH, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately for us, there are plenty of ways to mix the two this weekend — from spa deals and rum-soaked revelry to a nostalgic hard rock show or a night of stress-busting belly laughs.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • How many Japanese women wash their face and hands in the morning with coconut soap?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone who comes into contact with the bait’s liquid vaccine should thoroughly wash their hands using soap and water, then call the phone number listed on the bait or their local health department for further instructions and referral.
    — Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
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