Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Soaked and softened in water; water-soaked.
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Examples
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MARQUEZ: In the Hollywood hills, a house crumpled after the water-sodden hillside behind it gave way.
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The landlady had me carried back to my office, where I lay like a water-sodden log, wholly unconscious, until the next morning.
Fifteen Years in Hell Luther Benson
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He drew a parcel from under his arm and laid out afore her the wreck of a water-sodden billycock hat, a rag of a dark-blue flannel shirt and one ginger-coloured sock in a pretty ruinous state.
The Torch and Other Tales Eden Phillpotts 1911
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Her allusion to the box of water-sodden Tändstickors gave him the notion of utilizing as an active ally the bleached remains of the poor fellow who had long ago fallen a victim to this identical mob of cut-throats or their associates.
The Wings of the Morning Louis Tracy 1895
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The landlady had me carried back to my office, where I lay like a water-sodden log, wholly unconscious, until the next morning.
Fifteen Years in Hell Benson, Luther 1885
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Olnaldi clings on to his water-sodden timber, insisting that Obama's reference to a "civilian national security force," words uttered once in a speech, are proof that he desires to have his own force of brownshirts.
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Seized with terror, she extracted her finger from the gurgling baby’s hand and focused her gaze on her water-sodden sneakers.
Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010
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Seized with terror, she extracted her finger from the gurgling baby’s hand and focused her gaze on her water-sodden sneakers.
Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010
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The burning canopy wouldn’t stay alight much longer, she guessed; the smoke was already starting to clear as the fires were extinguished by water-sodden wood.
ARMAGEDDON SKY L. A. GRAF 1997
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a drink from the well with its loud-rattling chain and clumsy, water-sodden bucket, but no one called.
The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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