Sodden: meaning, definitions and examples

wet

Sodden means extremely wet, saturated with water. It can also refer to something heavy or dull because of being soaked with water.

drenched, saturated, soaked, waterlogged

Examples of usage

• The fields were sodden after the heavy rain.

• Her shoes were sodden from walking in the puddles.

• The sodden ground made it difficult to pitch the tent.

• The sodden clothes hung heavily on the washing line.

• The sodden wood refused to light in the fireplace.