Phrase guide

wringing wet

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

So wet that water can be wrung out; very wet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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  • 1621, John Ashmore (translator), Certain Selected Odes of Horace, Englished, Ad Pirrham, Book 1, Ode 5, p. , I hung to th’ Sea god, after strange beseeches, My doublet wringing wet, and cod-piec’t breeches.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dripping wet, soaking wet, sopping wet

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

As a maximum; at most.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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