soaking wet

idiom informal

The phrase "soaking wet" is commonly used to describe something or someone that is completely drenched, and less commonly to humorously indicate a person's maximum weight.

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Definition

B2General

(idiomatic)Completely drenched or saturated with water.

Example

After falling into the pool, he was soaking wet from head to toe.
Her shoes were soaking wet after walking through the rain.

C1Weight Description

(informal, humorous)Used to describe someone's maximum weight, often to emphasize how light they are.

Example

She weighs barely 100 pounds soaking wet.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "soaking wet":

all wet wet through get wet heavy wet soak in soak up wet play wet the bed wet job sponge down wet one's pants