[
US
/ˈdæmpən/
]
[ UK /dˈæmpən/ ]
[ UK /dˈæmpən/ ]
VERB
-
make moist
The dew moistened the meadows -
lessen in force or effect
soften a shock
break a fall -
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
Stifle your curiosity - reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
muffle the message - check; keep in check (a fire)
How To Use dampen In A Sentence
- This was slightly dampened by the fact that we actually know this guy.
- 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.
- The very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.
- Trailing edge vibration has been dampened by reinforcement with thin glass fibre rod inserts or mylar overlays, so eliminating excessive noise.
- 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
- 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.
- Rain helping to dampen the fire that was raging out of control there last week.
- It may take more than a slump in the housing sector to dampen that enthusiasm. Times, Sunday Times
