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Definition of dampen in English: dampenverb ˈdamp(ə)nˈdæmpən [with object]1Make slightly wet. the fine rain dampened her face Example sentencesExamples - Clouds sped by, sometimes a fresh drizzle of rain would fall, dampening her skin.
- The latter took full advantage of an early start, peppering the greens that had been dampened by overnight rain, and carding five birdies in a satisfying 66.
- Cut off the arms and neck hole and divide the two sides in two to make four dusters: dampen them slightly and they work a treat without the use of polish.
- Yet it's far more impressive, surely, that the indicator and windscreen controls have been slightly dampened to make them pleasant to use.
- Anyway, leaving aside the benefit of a cat you can talk at, it wasn't long before the first misty wave of light rain swept across, dampening the pavement and making the grass think it was holiday time at last.
- Mr Palaszczuk said the Queensland Centre for Climate Applications predicted much needed rain was unlikely to dampen our soil.
- Little rivulets of wetness ran down my flesh onto the dirty blanket dampening it.
- Cool water, almost like rain, dampens his face.
- If you do not have time or do not need to wash your hair, just dampening it slightly with a mister or wet comb should do the trick.
- A light fall rain is dampening the pavement outside as I prepare this last ORBIT issue for 1998.
- Rain helping to dampen the fire that was raging out of control there last week.
- With light rain dampening parts of the course, and a buffeting wind gusting off the river Moselle, back wheels skittered on corners and bounced on the cobbled avenues.
- I turned on the water faucet in the tub slightly and dampened the washcloth.
- Blackie is asleep at the front of the shelter, flat out and shivering as the rain dampens his side. I woke him up and moved him back into the shelter.
- While one pressman inked the type in the forme, another placed a sheet of slightly dampened paper on a hinged frame covered with parchment, the ‘tympan’.
- A light rain dampened Clyde's face and sullied his mood.
- Although the morning rain had dampened the surface, Reivers kept the ball alive in the early exchanges with Duncan Hodge eventually turning Newport on their heels with a booming touch-finder.
- Sighing, he took a clean hand towel from a rack and dampened it slightly.
- At one point I was sitting doing html files and such when I heard a great shriek of frustration, the sound of water splashing, and two cats rushing along to complain to me that they'd been slightly dampened.
- Dampen cloth lightly with spray bottle if extra cleaning needed.
Synonyms moisten, damp, wet, dew, water, irrigate, humidify literary bedew rare sparge, humify, humect 2Make less strong or intense. nothing could dampen her enthusiasm Example sentencesExamples - Increased stamp duty is likely to dampen activity, reduce revenue returns and limit the supply of Irish investment property.
- After listening to this collection, I can say that my increased knowledge of Bollywood music has not dampened my appreciation for it.
- Murky sound and a half-capacity crowd couldn't dampen their spirits and pockets of the Brit-pop faithful were cheering throughout the venue.
- However, scientists are trying to dampen down any fears about the spread of the disease which so far has not mutated into a form that can spread among humans.
- However, increased supply and a slowing international environment will reduce purchasing power and dampen demand as the year goes on.
- 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.
- With just a fortnight to go before it will be implemented, the Scottish Executive is desperately trying to dampen down public expectations.
- The strong demand was not dampened by the fact that the Walshestown Abbey development is the most expensive residential development yet in the town.
- However, the purpose in inserting the stimulator is to dampen or reduce continuous neuropathic pain which is pain derived from nerve structures.
- Senior government sources have dampened speculation that the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is preparing for an early election.
- Although antihypertensive drugs reduce blood pressure, some may also dampen exercise performance.
- The satisfaction of unearthing the remains was dampened for Mr. Boyce and his team by a dispute over ownership of the bones.
- That dampens competition, reduces choice, and could retard innovation.
- The bulk of the buoyancy in spending reflects rising incomes and employment growth, and is thus impossible to cool without dampening the economy overall.
- But higher interest rates and the abolition of mortgage interest tax relief in April could dampen demand and reduce house price inflation.
- Predicted by quantum theory, ghost radiation is a negative energy field that dampens normal positive energy.
- At a personal level, it wastes our energies, dampens the immune system, and undermines the body's natural defenses against illness.
- Scattered showers and cool breezes failed to dampen the championship spirit as the 147th Great Yorkshire Show drew to a close.
- In an effort to dampen down suggestions that Straw had been utterly humiliated, his closest allies insisted yesterday that he had been making it known for some time that he was ready for a switch from the Foreign Office.
- It is possible they could dampen down the rocketing prices of real estate.
Synonyms lessen, decrease, diminish, reduce, lower, moderate, damp, damp down, put a damper on, throw cold water on, calm, cool, chill, dull, blunt, tone down, deaden, temper, discourage suppress, extinguish, quench, stamp out, smother, stifle, muffle, blanket, mute, silence, quieten, overcome, curb, limit, check, still, restrain, inhibit, deter - 2.1 Reduce the amplitude of (a sound source)
slider switches on the mixers can dampen the drums Example sentencesExamples - These contractions dampen the vibrations of the ossicles, thereby reducing the transmission of sound through the middle ear.
- They also developed a new harmonic tuner, which dampens the vibrations of the barrel.
- The general opening triumph remains largely in tact, but he dampens the drums, doubles certain passages, equalizes, and transforms it into a loping choral dervish.
- In some ways, the feedback adds to the beauty, for it dampens the piano tones, slowly molding the work's overall sounds into something soft, warm and peaceful.
- The flooring is cork, which insulates and dampens sound while providing a cushioned walking surface.
- She led him straight to her room where behind the thick door the sound was dampened to the vibrations under his feet.
- The office inside was of standard design; heavy metal walls dampened the effectiveness of any listening devices and provided structural integrity.
- Because it does not ‘sit’ on top of the bed, rust will not develop beneath it like traditional drop-in bedliners, it also avoids road noise and vibration and dampens sounds unlike drop-in units.
- The light from the spotlights brightened the section but the music was dampened somehow, so it was easier to talk.
- Oester took up the beat by pummeling the back of his bass, and Wintsch reached inside his piano to dampen the notes he was playing.
- I have one quibble, but that's with the engineering, where the balance of the cello sonata's first movement allows the piano to dampen the cello often to mere buzzing.
- This is why simply inserting fiberglass insulation bats will dampen the sound transmission somewhat but not eliminate it.
- The shops below had the pipes inside the brick walls, dampening the sound quite effectively.
- Sound is well dampened and only the occasional flute, violin or oboe can be heard when a door is opened.
- Heavy curtains can be drawn to dampen acoustics for amplified music, speech, and movies.
- Cassandra jumped skittishly as the door banged shut, suddenly dampening the sound of Randy's squabbling parents, leaving her in silence.
- And the cabin floor, center floor tunnel and trunk floor are all sound dampened with asphalt sheets.
- The accumulation of this tiny debris dampens the sound of the vibrating string and makes it maddeningly unpredictable.
- Those of you with only bare-bones audio equipment should consider the strong possibility that your system might not be capable of dampening the ‘wet effect’.
- He pulled the kitchen window shut as Jim shut the front door, dampening the clamor slightly.
Definition of dampen in US English: dampenverbˈdæmpənˈdampən [with object]1Make slightly wet. the fine rain dampened her face Example sentencesExamples - Blackie is asleep at the front of the shelter, flat out and shivering as the rain dampens his side. I woke him up and moved him back into the shelter.
- At one point I was sitting doing html files and such when I heard a great shriek of frustration, the sound of water splashing, and two cats rushing along to complain to me that they'd been slightly dampened.
- Rain helping to dampen the fire that was raging out of control there last week.
- If you do not have time or do not need to wash your hair, just dampening it slightly with a mister or wet comb should do the trick.
- Yet it's far more impressive, surely, that the indicator and windscreen controls have been slightly dampened to make them pleasant to use.
- A light fall rain is dampening the pavement outside as I prepare this last ORBIT issue for 1998.
- Cut off the arms and neck hole and divide the two sides in two to make four dusters: dampen them slightly and they work a treat without the use of polish.
- Although the morning rain had dampened the surface, Reivers kept the ball alive in the early exchanges with Duncan Hodge eventually turning Newport on their heels with a booming touch-finder.
- I turned on the water faucet in the tub slightly and dampened the washcloth.
- The latter took full advantage of an early start, peppering the greens that had been dampened by overnight rain, and carding five birdies in a satisfying 66.
- With light rain dampening parts of the course, and a buffeting wind gusting off the river Moselle, back wheels skittered on corners and bounced on the cobbled avenues.
- While one pressman inked the type in the forme, another placed a sheet of slightly dampened paper on a hinged frame covered with parchment, the ‘tympan’.
- Anyway, leaving aside the benefit of a cat you can talk at, it wasn't long before the first misty wave of light rain swept across, dampening the pavement and making the grass think it was holiday time at last.
- Clouds sped by, sometimes a fresh drizzle of rain would fall, dampening her skin.
- Sighing, he took a clean hand towel from a rack and dampened it slightly.
- Dampen cloth lightly with spray bottle if extra cleaning needed.
- Mr Palaszczuk said the Queensland Centre for Climate Applications predicted much needed rain was unlikely to dampen our soil.
- A light rain dampened Clyde's face and sullied his mood.
- Cool water, almost like rain, dampens his face.
- Little rivulets of wetness ran down my flesh onto the dirty blanket dampening it.
Synonyms moisten, damp, wet, dew, water, irrigate, humidify 2Make less strong or intense. nothing could dampen her enthusiasm Example sentencesExamples - Increased stamp duty is likely to dampen activity, reduce revenue returns and limit the supply of Irish investment property.
- Scattered showers and cool breezes failed to dampen the championship spirit as the 147th Great Yorkshire Show drew to a close.
- It is possible they could dampen down the rocketing prices of real estate.
- After listening to this collection, I can say that my increased knowledge of Bollywood music has not dampened my appreciation for it.
- Murky sound and a half-capacity crowd couldn't dampen their spirits and pockets of the Brit-pop faithful were cheering throughout the venue.
- Senior government sources have dampened speculation that the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is preparing for an early election.
- But higher interest rates and the abolition of mortgage interest tax relief in April could dampen demand and reduce house price inflation.
- Although antihypertensive drugs reduce blood pressure, some may also dampen exercise performance.
- However, scientists are trying to dampen down any fears about the spread of the disease which so far has not mutated into a form that can spread among humans.
- 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.
- At a personal level, it wastes our energies, dampens the immune system, and undermines the body's natural defenses against illness.
- Predicted by quantum theory, ghost radiation is a negative energy field that dampens normal positive energy.
- In an effort to dampen down suggestions that Straw had been utterly humiliated, his closest allies insisted yesterday that he had been making it known for some time that he was ready for a switch from the Foreign Office.
- However, the purpose in inserting the stimulator is to dampen or reduce continuous neuropathic pain which is pain derived from nerve structures.
- The bulk of the buoyancy in spending reflects rising incomes and employment growth, and is thus impossible to cool without dampening the economy overall.
- The strong demand was not dampened by the fact that the Walshestown Abbey development is the most expensive residential development yet in the town.
- However, increased supply and a slowing international environment will reduce purchasing power and dampen demand as the year goes on.
- The satisfaction of unearthing the remains was dampened for Mr. Boyce and his team by a dispute over ownership of the bones.
- That dampens competition, reduces choice, and could retard innovation.
- With just a fortnight to go before it will be implemented, the Scottish Executive is desperately trying to dampen down public expectations.
Synonyms lessen, decrease, diminish, reduce, lower, moderate, damp, damp down, put a damper on, throw cold water on, calm, cool, chill, dull, blunt, tone down, deaden, temper, discourage - 2.1 Reduce the amplitude of (a sound source)
slider switches on the mixers can dampen the drums Example sentencesExamples - The shops below had the pipes inside the brick walls, dampening the sound quite effectively.
- He pulled the kitchen window shut as Jim shut the front door, dampening the clamor slightly.
- This is why simply inserting fiberglass insulation bats will dampen the sound transmission somewhat but not eliminate it.
- The general opening triumph remains largely in tact, but he dampens the drums, doubles certain passages, equalizes, and transforms it into a loping choral dervish.
- Those of you with only bare-bones audio equipment should consider the strong possibility that your system might not be capable of dampening the ‘wet effect’.
- Because it does not ‘sit’ on top of the bed, rust will not develop beneath it like traditional drop-in bedliners, it also avoids road noise and vibration and dampens sounds unlike drop-in units.
- Heavy curtains can be drawn to dampen acoustics for amplified music, speech, and movies.
- The accumulation of this tiny debris dampens the sound of the vibrating string and makes it maddeningly unpredictable.
- I have one quibble, but that's with the engineering, where the balance of the cello sonata's first movement allows the piano to dampen the cello often to mere buzzing.
- These contractions dampen the vibrations of the ossicles, thereby reducing the transmission of sound through the middle ear.
- The office inside was of standard design; heavy metal walls dampened the effectiveness of any listening devices and provided structural integrity.
- Sound is well dampened and only the occasional flute, violin or oboe can be heard when a door is opened.
- The flooring is cork, which insulates and dampens sound while providing a cushioned walking surface.
- They also developed a new harmonic tuner, which dampens the vibrations of the barrel.
- Cassandra jumped skittishly as the door banged shut, suddenly dampening the sound of Randy's squabbling parents, leaving her in silence.
- She led him straight to her room where behind the thick door the sound was dampened to the vibrations under his feet.
- In some ways, the feedback adds to the beauty, for it dampens the piano tones, slowly molding the work's overall sounds into something soft, warm and peaceful.
- The light from the spotlights brightened the section but the music was dampened somehow, so it was easier to talk.
- And the cabin floor, center floor tunnel and trunk floor are all sound dampened with asphalt sheets.
- Oester took up the beat by pummeling the back of his bass, and Wintsch reached inside his piano to dampen the notes he was playing.
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