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sodden
What does sodden mean?
sodden (adjective): wet through and through; thoroughly wet.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use sodden in a sentence?
- The speaker's sodden collar. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce sodden?
/ˈsɑdən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sodden come from?
From Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “sodden” mean?
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
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of unknown name; whose name is withheld
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incapable of being avoided or prevented
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helpful or good to something or someone
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