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dampening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moistening |
| Type of | wetting |
| Has types | basting |
| Derivation | dampen |
Examples of dampening
dampening
It has also upgraded the interior materials and added sound-dampening equipment.
From the sacbee.com
Obviously, the protracted housing slump is dampening the outlook for the group.
From the businessweek.com
Dodd Frank is keeping banks from lending any new money which is dampening growth.
From the economist.com
Firefighters begin dampening down hot spots following a house fire in Mornington.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The decline suggests a weaker job market is dampening any pickup in the industry.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Pay officials say blame the poor economy for dampening wage growth nationwide.
From the thenewstribune.com
Both matches were played in wet conditions, dampening the teams'attacking efforts.
From the washingtonpost.com
This image shows clusters of the carbon-nanotube vibration-dampening material.
From the sciencedaily.com
Congress Party spokesperson Jayanathi Natarajan is dampening any such speculation.
From the voanews.com
- Stifle: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
- Moisten: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
- Muffle: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
- Check; keep in check (a fire)
- Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
- (dampening) moistening: the act of making something slightly wet
- To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet; To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen; To become damp; to deaden
