"My clothes were soaking," he explained, 'so I took them off.

Flay's clothes were soaking, and the water squelched in his boots.

His clothes were soaking wet and beginning now to chill, but at least the sou'wester kept the wind out.

Note that the similar "Fred is shaving" and "the clothes are soaking" remain grammatical.

There wasn't much doubt about how Paul had reached the motel: his clothes had been soaking wet.

Lorena sat in the water, her clothes soaked, not caring.

The children were huddled together on the hard silicon deck, clothes soaked, hair straggly.

My clothes were soaking wet; my arms and legs sore.

I shivered in the air conditioning because my clothes were soaking wet.

Kai was breathing heavily, his hair and clothes soaked with sweat.