wringing wet

Examples of wringing wet in a sentence

• The weather being fine and clear, we seized this opportunity to search for the leak, and, knowing it to be forwards, we moved the sails from the fore sail-room, and found them wringing wet;1785, John Rickman, Journal of Captain Cook’s Last Voyage, to the Pacific Ocean, London: E. Newbery, Part 2, p. 319:
• I was shown mattresses which were still wringing wet at eleven in the morning.1937, George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier, London: Victor Gollancz, Part 1, Chapter 4, pp. 62-63:

Synonyms of wringing wet

• dripping wet
• soaking wet
• sopping wet

Questions about wringing wet

What does wringing wet mean?

Wringing wet means so wet that water can be wrung out; very wet.

How do you use wringing wet in a sentence?

The weather being fine and clear, we seized this opportunity to search for the leak, and, knowing it to be forwards, we moved the sails from the fore sail-room, and found them wringing wet;

What part of speech is wringing wet?

Wringing wet is an adjective.