How To Use Damp In A Sentence

The air smells like moist potting soil, the skin of potatoes… the damp chalk of limestone.
She damped her cloth before cleaning the windows.
Of course, you would expect it to be damp in those parts of the Highlands which the Camanachd Association holds as its fiefdom and indeed shinty has suffered in recent weeks with matches being cancelled due to unplayable pitches.
He carefully draped it over Ramirez, and soon the warmth from the luxuriant fur stilled his chattering teeth and banished the damp.
This was slightly dampened by the fact that we actually know this guy.

They have innumerable beautiful, barefoot children, live in low-slung, thatched, whitewashed cottages, and their climate is often cool, damp and misty.
The whole atmosphere was joyful and peaceful even in damp miserable conditions.
Keep the seeds in warm, damp conditions to encourage germination.
The cooperative transport in a two-dimensional system of hard balls is studied, which is underdamped and under the deterministically flashing ratchet potential.
Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.
Insects swarm about the damp light of the street-lamps, their buzzings reflected very slightly in the bitumen below your feet.
If she was, he was glad he'd taken the tranquilizing drugs to dampen out his responses, and to give him a more ‘pleasant’ personality.
He dampened his hair to make it lie flat.
Even in the darkness of a damp February night there was a carnival atmosphere.
After much blundering and backing, it stopped at the door: rolling heavily from side to side when its other motion had ceased, as if it had taken cold in its damp stable, and between that, and the having been required in its dropsical old age to move at any faster pace than a walk, were distressed by shortness of wind. American Notes for General Circulation
Preferring light shade and slightly damp soil, this evergreen form sends out new growth annually from the base of the plant.
The city is the first thing I see from my bedroom window when I roll up the blinds of a morning, except on those days when it is shrouded in a thick blanket of damp mist.
It had been a cold wet summer; he was 'feart' the owners would think he might have taken more care of some of the animals, especially of the young horses, and he mentioned certain ailments springing from damp and exposure for which he might be held responsible. The History of David Grieve
The very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.
Seeds were stratified at approximately 5°C in damp paper towels for 2-4 weeks and planted in flats.
Damp casein is very like damp cheese and its elastic behaviour is anything but Hookean.
I could smell something, something dampish but not unpleasant. Ancient, Strange, and Lovely
Trailing edge vibration has been dampened by reinforcement with thin glass fibre rod inserts or mylar overlays, so eliminating excessive noise.
Going into a somewhat different trajectory, specifically to continue a line of speculation from a previous post on an African bridge house: can someone be fundamentally altered — like the corn they're cultivating to produce cancer cures — while living quasi-permanently in flourescent-lit dampness and hermetic seclusion, detached from the vagaries of weather, time and natural pollination, amidst pure geology? Cave Pharming
He snuffled, dark hair damp against my neck, his mouth rooting to take hold of my collarbone. Brush of Darkness
When seedlings suddenly bend at the soil line, it's often the work of a fungal disease called damping off.
Punters expected earnings to have been pressured by unseasonably warm weather in Europe and production to have been hit by dampened demand and disposals. Times, Sunday Times
The motoring body said it showed changes in vehicle excise duty to make more owners pay would likely dampen enthusiasm for such vehicles. The Sun
The engineer hastily tore away the paper and took up five or six glass photographic negatives, of a half-plate size, which were damp, and stuck together by the gelatine films in couples. Martin Hewitt, Investigator
From beyond the doors, the hubbub still continued; but it trailed off, damped by the hush of those in front to a kind of shamefaced muttering. Funeral Games
When at Mr. Gedge's I wished much to apprize you of the public opinion as to our Boy Giles, [6] but I dare not then, I shall you may be sure Sir, after such a letter as this, be anxious for your opinion, and I will not damp my spirits with the idea of your being offended. Letter 63
During performance, most students will need to stand while depressing the damper pedal to access the interior of the piano.
Imagine hunting elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center.
Bewildering indeed. Conspiracy theories have emerged faster than mushrooms in a damp Exmoor field. Some claim the shooting was a fiction, dreamed up to discourage trophy-hunters.
A fitful breeze stirred the pale foliage over her head, now and then showering her with pink petals from the lingering blossoms; from beneath her rose the damp sweet fragrance of soft earth and green grass, nearby a meadow-lark sang plaintively; somewhere a robin called arrogantly to his mate in the nest; from the valley, stretching below the sloping orchard, a violet mist lifted. Red-Robin
Uncertainty in the euro area is also likely to damp demand for Central European goods and to discourage investment by Western European firms in the region, Mr. Kalisz said. Growth in Emerging Countries Slows Significantly
Chitting describes the process whereby seeds are placed between layers of damp kitchen towel and allowed to sprout prior to planting.
In general it has to be dumped in derelict and unguarded houses, where such of it as is not looted is ruined by damp. As I Please
We never found out what was causing it, but I rather suspect that the carpets were mouldy from the damp.
It has an adaptive suspension with different settings, based on a system of independently controlled damping at all four corners of the car.
Keen to dampen down any rumours and to reassure staff that all's well, he tapped out a hastily written memo to his staff using his Blackberry.
MRF damper oriented semi active suspension of tracked vehicle, whose damping force can be controlled and adjusted following the environment, can relieve the vehicle's vibration effectively.
They insist she puts a blanket over her knees to damp down the chief rabbi's blood pressure.
I have the queer, faint, pit-water smell of it in my nostrils now as I write, and my fingers have subconscious memories of the soft, “cloggy” feel of the long-damp pages. The House on the Borderland
The Withern cottage is damp and musky and inspires images for former occupants with bronchitis and other chest complaints.
Still in the end around 16,000 fans went home fed up after a damp squib of a derby that was supposed to be full of fireworks. The Sun
Rain helping to dampen the fire that was raging out of control there last week.
It occurs mostly on sheltered, well-watered cliff faces and damp coastal flats where there is local protection from wind and spray.
Managing your monthly credit card bills can be a damper on your free time, but how about retracing the entire bill in black marker and photo documenting every purchase on your statement?
Perhaps the vicarage here too had been crowded, damp, unhealthy. HIDING FROM THE LIGHT
This will protect the food and the patients from the dampness which is chronic in every room of the institution.
I've even been damp dusting rather than just a quick polish but it's barely touching the surface.
The whole place had a damp and evil smell, and as I moved my torch a rat scuttled across the floor.
To complete the process damp the stable rubber and go all over the horse to remove any traces of dust. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
Indifferent, insolent, squally weather put a bit of a damper on the festive and cultural activities over the bank holiday weekend.
It may take more than a slump in the housing sector to dampen that enthusiasm. Times, Sunday Times
The teabagger view of Massa's Town Hall Phillip Dampier: More importantly, Randy Kuhl ended his term holding town hall meetings in a back room, where ... Rochesterturning.com
While still damp, coat one side with ground lobster roe and the other side with spirulina; allow to dry.
At least five species of Pythium cause seed decay, damping off, and root rot of soybean.
It was cold and damp; he pulled up his collar and was aware of being frozen stiff.
Through the open windows the heavy, damp night came miasmically floating in, the very cigarettes mildewed in my pockets. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers
But that does not seem likely to dampen the excitement. The Sun
Punters expected earnings to have been pressured by unseasonably warm weather in Europe and production to have been hit by dampened demand and disposals. Times, Sunday Times
The window was warped by the dampness and it wouldn't shut.
In damp, dark woods there is a flower that glimmers in the shadows. Times, Sunday Times
If the room had a little light apart from the faulty bedside lamp that flickered unpredictably every few minutes it wouldn't be so bad, or even just a fan that at least to cool and circulate the foul damp air.
There he hung his damp footgear among a score or so of mates. An Odyssey of the North
Listen, son: I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead.
The paper was too damp, or the ink too sticky, or the gods too angry or something, and it stuck solidly to the acetate that I was printing it from.
The damp air makes my old bones hurt.
Passion, uncommon in damp presbyterian climates, was missing. MAMBO
Radiation noise was also suppressed to a certain extent by changing rubber damping pad and altering shape of oil pan.
But 't is called unwholesome to get a house full o 'damp in the fall o' the year; 't will freeze an 'thaw in the walls all winter. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches
To complete the process damp the stable rubber and go all over the horse to remove any traces of dust. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
Final rinse: Rinse off with fresh cold water and dry to a damp finish with a disposable paper towel. 6.
The weather was foggy, damp and horrible. The Sun
In one canvas palace, beautiful people loafed around on pouffes, while those outside had to make do with slightly damp grass.
Missouri fortunately escaped. opened my trunks and boxes and exposed the articles to dry. found my papers damp and several articles damp. the stoper had come out of a phial of laudinum and the contents had run into the drawer and distroyed a gret part of my medicine in such manner that it was past recovery. waited very impatiently for the return of The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
It can be found anywhere from woodland rides to open grassland, but prefers damp areas. Times, Sunday Times
Be careful you don't slip - the grass is damp.
When you use your fireplace, you can reduce the stress on your heating system by opening dampers at the bottom of the firebox.
The latest mobile phones promise the world at your fingertips, but Stewart Mitchell finds that zappy new services are proving a damp squib
The English cottage has a rheumatic floor of beaten earth or tile; its rooms are few and small, and very dark; the water-supply is scanty and most inconvenient; its chimney smokes; mice and rats find secure refuge in the thatch; the masses of clinging vines make it damp and earwiggy; but what a lovely bit it is in the landscape! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873
Kozel yelled, and the shuttle decelerated rapidly, for a moment overpowering the inertial dampers. Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire
Don't use an airtight one, otherwise the humidity inside will dampen the dry powdered ingredients.
It took several tries for the tinder to catch in the damp atmosphere.
By the early hours of Sunday morning the fire was under control but days later the streets around the city's southside were blocked off and the air was fetid with the smell of damp smoke.
Wiping the surface with a damp chamois will not leave streaks.
You should be able to wipe away superficial dirt with a damp (not wet ) cloth. Times, Sunday Times
Common onion diseases include damping off, botrytis leaf blight, downy mildew, and bacterial blight.
Padampur Panchayat, located immediately to the south of the Rapti River, is a heavily populated area as well as providing some of the last remaining habitat for tiger, rhinoceros, and gharial. Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Easy installation , good exchanging capacity . Sealed hermetically with damp proof material ( glue envelop and laser - welded ).
I always brought along small cups of water to dampen the clay, so I could get a tee in the ground.
I always think of this time of the year as wet and damp! Crawshaw's Watercolour Studio
It is rather dim under the trees on an overcast, damp day, and hard to keep your foothold on the slippery bank. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
He used his dampened fingers to cross himself (forehead, chest, each shoulder) and then motioned for Loryn to do the same.
Can you see high hills dappled in snow from your apartment or damp basement flat?
His dark-gold hair, damp and draggled, hung into his eyes, which were dilated and sunk into violet pools; his blank beautiful face was grey and sweating, his entire frame racked with shivering.
Weather conditions had been damp, and it seems that local firemen attending the rally "doused" the bonfire - constructed largely of wooden shipping pallets - with "diesel and another accelerant". The Register
Dank, damp and almost unrelievedly joyless, the Starz miniseries tells a fictional tale of 12th-century politics and the skullduggery that was supposedly part of it, as knaves and heretics vie for the throne of a mucky, pig-ridden and sparsely populated England. TV preview: 'The Pillars of the Earth'
Smooth through damp hair for five minutes once a week for visibly healthier hair. Times, Sunday Times
The free-flowing water across the surface serves to dampen these sound waves and minimize the problem.
The aim was to dampen demand from the buy-to-let sector and free more stock for those struggling to get on to the property ladder. Times, Sunday Times
Aidan woke, blinking up into the gray of predawn, confusion at his whereabouts making him question the heavy oaken beams above his head, the draft from a rattling set of windows, and the dampness in the smelly blankets covering him. Earl of Durkness
Along the way the potholes got filled, the cobbles were nicely asphalted, the hoardings were stripped of their multi-layered messages, and the chill damp was replaced with warmth and light.
2710: The poysonous dampe of night dispunge vpon me, Antony and Cleopatra (1623 First Folio Edition)
And when you want a bite to eat you can head on over to John's camp oven for a steaming plate of stew and damper.
There are damp patches on the ceilings. Times, Sunday Times
Men wiped sweat from their brows and then raised their damp handkerchiefs in agreement or protest.
his temper sparked like damp firewood
Using a damp cloth, I carefully sponged the days-old sweat from her body while Blood Thorn sat to one side, a beautifully carved trencher in his lap, spooning food to her by the bite. Fire The Sky
In an earlier equine study using healthy horses, the postprandial insulin response was dampened when oil was added to a single meal of corn.
William Dampier observes that he remarked that the man-of-war birds and the boobies always left sentinels near their young ones, especially while the old birds were gone to sea on their fishing-expeditions, and that there were a great number of sick or crippled man-of-war birds which appeared to be no longer in a state to go out for provisions.
The tank has been equipped with torsion bar running gear and hydraulic dampers have been fitted to the first and last pair of wheels.
Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
To prevent water spots, blot dry with a chamois or a damp cellulose sponge.
It's so muggy and sticky and every time I breathe in, the air feels disgustingly warm and damp.
The music captures the damp chill of the Scottish air and the fog rolling off the moors.
These are plants growing in sea or fresh water, or on damp surfaces, with a filamentous, or more rarely a leaf-like pulverulent or gelatinous thallus; the last two forms essentially microscopic. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883
She was light and limp and damp in his arms. Times, Sunday Times
A heavy, damp wind blew from the north, leaving a film on my skin sticky as pinesap. No Mercy
Cold damp air brought in the new year under a blanket of fog.
The damp, clammy fabric clung to my legs. Times, Sunday Times
The pods had no artificial gravity fields of their own to provide inertial dampening effects, so the Marines strapped themselves securely to the vertical backboards provided.
We may not reach sight reading at all during his lesson because he needs so much help using the damper pedal correctly during one of his repertoire pieces.
Only two players - centers Erick Dampier and Adonal Foyle - have been with the team longer than Richardson and power forward Troy Murphy.
It is important, therefore, to provide a damp-proof course layer between the foundation and the soil block work. 3. Innovative technologies related to the increased utilization of low-energy building materials
It was a large tent, as big as a parish marquee, and though both its wide entrances had been brailed back there was no wind to stir the damp air trapped under the high ridge. Sharpe's Tiger
The fact that they spoke in English dampened a rich, emotional moment and also erased the kudos Slate Magazine
The ready-made sort are so often damp and chewy, but, hot from the pan, they're a revelation: light, buttery pillows of canape perfection. How to cook perfect blinis
Listen, son; I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead. I have stolen into your room alone.
I wish I could pottle the smell of the damp, earthy air. [britain] easy on my mind
Cows don't like damp conditions, they milk better with the sun on their backs.
In damp, warm, poorly ventilated areas, surface mold often develops on wooden parts of buildings.
I watched lapwings competing for nest sites on the damp fields where I also saw pheasants, grey partridges, teal and mallards.
All is damp and earthy, cold and showery. Times, Sunday Times
Though the depression solitons were eventually damped by viscosity, they maintained the shape and velocity required by the standard soliton equations as they traveled across the channel.
Fans of "The Weir" - and there had better be some, for Scena Theatre is slated to open its own production in a month - may fret that such continuously dampened acting won't light the play's slow-burning but potent fuse. Theater review: 'The Weir' presented by Keegan Theatre
Arrows are expensive, and can warp in damp weather. The Sling « Isegoria
Those complaints didn't put a damper on sales, however, as NPD reported the title sold 114,000 copies in the U.S. in just over two weeks. IGN PS3
They try to smother the flames with a damp blanket.
Cover the cooked pavlova with a damp dish towel and leave it to cool.
Those who be worth to remind is, cloakroom must consider airiness, bug eat by moth, mildewy phenomenon produces in order to avoid in damp season.
So with a damp fizzle and a surprised pop, the monitor died on us.
This weather would dampen anyone's enthusiasm for swimming.
Any fiscal measures dampening demand for new cars will only increase unemployment in the motor trade.
In the context of a portfolio, risk is dampened by reducing a portfolio's share of volatile assets or introducing assets with low or negative correlation to the core of the portfolio.
We had to throw out many things which had just gone mouldy in the damp but that has at least meant that we can get to any place within the garage without having to climb over anything.
Knead well; let rise to double its size under a slightly damp towel in a warm place.
Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames.
Manchester United's Christmas knees-up turned into a real bash as scuffles threatened to dampen the party atmosphere.
Novel air conditioned hexahedron cab having wide horizon , damping seal driving comfort and good look.
When the signal is correlated with a dwell time much longer than its frequency, the signal gets effectively averaged out in each dwell time and the calculated correlation function gets damped.
Despite the work, the slippery staircase is running with damp and sprouting moss. Times, Sunday Times
In math, this idea is represented as a limit of a function oscillating and eventually approaching an asymptote; in physics this is known as damped oscillations (for all the math and science geeks). Auren Hoffman: When and Why We Pendulum
Surely the damp and cold must play havoc with his patched-together skeleton? The Sun
One way to dampen flows of borrowed money is to raise interest rates, which the central bank has tried.
In this case, the accelerometers could damp or increase the vibrations through their contact with the vehicle.
It rained so much this summer that half the vegetable crops damped off.
The source of the dampness penetration can be - and must be - eradicated and quite clearly this will require simply replacing the defective rainwater downpipes.
There were broken windows, the draught ran straight through it, the damp had gone in.
Use a few drops on slightly damp skin to trap moisture. The Sun
Rain seeping through the ground into your basement or crawl space may appear as damp, moldy walls or may be handled by a sump pump.
Beetles are frequently associated with poultry feed, preferring grain and cereal products that are damp, moldy and slightly out of condition.
Along the path there were fascinating details, composed of the manifold greenery which revels in damp heat, ferns, mosses, confervae, fungi, trailers, shading tiny rills which dropped down into grottoes feathery with the exquisite Trichomanes radicans, or drooped over the rustic path and hung into the river, and overhead the finely incised and almost feathery foliage of several varieties of maple admitted the light only as a green mist. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
Wipe it with a damp cloth and dry with soft kitchen roll. Times, Sunday Times
Light billowed out of her, and warmth in damp gusts as if from a garden after a rainstorm. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » A Delicate Subject
I also plant Taro in a bog area, or a damp area.
There is some evidence of dampness or condensation in the basement.
And choose a dry day - if they are damp, they may go mouldy in storage. The Sun
Systems such as the french drain, or retrofit damp-proof courses, often compound the situation. Times, Sunday Times
Six engines attended the fire, involving over 30 fire-fighters, and crews were still damping down the flames on Wednesday morning.
Disease is disgruntled , resemble basking in damp - dry fade aubergine.
“My first suggestion would be to use a polaron burst to try and disrupt the dampening field surrounding one of the mines.” Creative Couplings
She leaned against a rough, damp wall, feeling an icy draft on her ankles.
Cloud and water vapour may tend to damp down the effects of increased greenhouse gases, or they may act to magnify such effects.
The white seat shell and base are made of fibreglass; they are connected to each other with a chromed steel spring and rubber dampers.
Because only the piles - the posts they stand on - are in contact with the ground, rising damp is not a problem.
The bag was beginning to lose its resistance, and so the box was a little warped where the damp had seeped through.
Do not allow raised beds to touch the building, though, as they may breach the dampcourse. Times, Sunday Times
More than one billion germs can grow in a damp sponge after just one day of use. The Sun
Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.
Neither the heat nor the sultriness dampened the spirits of the rallyists.
Moonlight poured through the unshuttered windows, and the damp summer breeze ruffled his hair. A TIME OF WAR
We had such a wonderful day and can no longer look back on our memories on the film, which put a bit of a dampener on things.
Finally, the quires of pages are bound between two wooden covers and the spine is tied with damp leather.
The fire was caused by a neighbour who placed a damp towel over a lamp. Times, Sunday Times
The pool of dampness on this side of the door was spreading. NIGHT SISTERS
Neither protests nor drizzle could dampen their ardour. Times, Sunday Times
The oscillations began to dampen out after about three seconds, and once again I was in control of the aircraft.
First the dynamical model of DHFPE's piston component assemble is built. The motion of DHFPE is self-sustained oscillation with variable rigidity and variable damp.
The rain which threatened to pour didn't fail to dampen the spirit of the crowd who were determined to get into the spirit of things.
Use a hinged damper weather hood to prevent backdraft and place it at least 12 inches off the ground.
Outside, everything was as damp and dreary as virtually every day of this sopping wet month has been.
Presumably, that and the rest of Duke's so-so publicity over recent months has put something of a damper on his efforts to unload the mansion.
If a tree is native to the cold, damp forests of Japan or Minnesota, it just won't thrive in a place like Los Angeles.
Now I saw the canvas awnings pulled down over the armourer's workshop, the storehouses shut up to keep the goods from damp, the great oak doors of the stable closed.
It will help to dry damp feet and has an antibacterial effect as well. The Sun
Instead, the company suggests installing a ￡30,000 spray system at the terminal to dampen coal.
Wipe it with a damp cloth and dry with soft kitchen roll. Times, Sunday Times

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