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sodden

/ˈsɒ.dən/ /ˈsɑ.dən/

Meanings
verb
To drench, soak or saturate.

Examples :

"The heavy rain soddened my clothes, leaving me completely soaked. "
condition weather environment

Related Words

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drenched verb

/dɹɛntʃt/

To soak, to make very wet.

"After walking home in the heavy rain, my clothes were completely drenched. "

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

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saturated verb

/ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/ /ˈsætʃəˌreɪtəd/

To cause to become completely impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid).

"After walking home in the driving rain, his clothes were saturated."

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drunkenness noun

/ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/

A state of being drunk.

"His arrest was for public drunkenness after the game. "

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celebrating verb

/ˈsɛlɪˌbreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ/

To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

"to celebrate the name of the Most High"

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soddened verb

/ˈsɒdn̩d/ /ˈsɒdənd/

To drench, soak or saturate.

"The sponge, left in the puddle overnight, was completely soddened by morning. "

Illustration pavement

pavement noun

/ˈpeɪvmənt/

(now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.

"The children were drawing with chalk on the pavement outside their house. "

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saturate noun

/ˈsætʃəˌɹeɪt/

Something saturated, especially a saturated fat.

"The saturated fat in the fried chicken was unhealthy. "

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potatoes noun

/pəˈteɪtəʊz/ /pəˈteɪtoʊz/

The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

"My family planted potatoes in our garden this spring. "

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expressionless adjective

/ɪkˈspreʃənləs/ /ɛkˈspreʃənləs/

Without expression

"After hearing the bad news, she stared blankly ahead, her face completely expressionless. "

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "