wringing\ wet

wringing\ wet
adj
Wet through and through; soaked; dripping.

He was wringing wet because he was caught in the rain without an umbrella.

He was wringing wet after working in the fields in the hot sun.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • wringing wet — So wet that water can be wrung out • • • Main Entry: ↑wring * * * wringing wet : very wet His clothes were wringing wet from the rain. • • • Main Entry: ↑wring * * * ˌwringing ˈwet f5 [wringing wet …   Useful english dictionary

  • wringing wet — adj. Wet through and through; soaked; dripping. * /He was wringing wet because he was caught in the rain without an umbrella./ * /He was wringing wet after working in the fields in the hot sun./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wringing wet — adj. Wet through and through; soaked; dripping. * /He was wringing wet because he was caught in the rain without an umbrella./ * /He was wringing wet after working in the fields in the hot sun./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wringing-wet — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : so wet that liquid may be wrung out …   Useful english dictionary

  • wet — [adj] damp, moist aqueous, clammy, dank, dewy, drenched, dripping, drizzling, foggy, humid, misty, moistened, muggy, pouring, raining, rainy, saturate, saturated, showery, slimy, slippery, slushy, snowy, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping,… …   New thesaurus

  • wringing — /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/ (say ringing) verb 1. present participle of wring. –phrase 2. wringing wet, very wet; soaked …  

  • wringing — adj. (in full wringing wet) so wet that water can be wrung out …   Useful english dictionary

  • wet — See: ALL WET, GET ONE S FEET WET, MAD AS A WET HEN, WRINGING WET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wet — See: ALL WET, GET ONE S FEET WET, MAD AS A WET HEN, WRINGING WET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wet — See: all wet, get one s feet wet, mad as a wet hen, wringing wet …   Словарь американских идиом

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