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- [sod-n]
- /ˈsɒd n/
- /ˈsɒd.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sod-n]
- /ˈsɒd n/
Definitions of sodden word
- adjective sodden soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated. 1
- adjective sodden heavy, lumpy, or soggy, as food that is poorly cooked. 1
- adjective sodden having a soaked appearance. 1
- adjective sodden bloated, as the face. 1
- adjective sodden expressionless, dull, or stupid, especially from drunkenness. 1
- adjective sodden lacking spirit or alertness; inert; torpid; listless. 1
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Origin of sodden
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English soden, sothen, past participle of sethen to seethe
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Parts of speech for Sodden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sodden popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sodden usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sodden
adj sodden
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
- boggy — Boggy land is very wet and muddy land.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
verb sodden
- damping — moistening or wetting
- drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- hosed — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- hosing — an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- imbrue — to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
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