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Meanings of dampening in English

Catalan
remullada

The act of making something slightly wet.

remullada
Synonyms
Examples for "moistening"
Examples for "moistening"
1
For a moment he looked deathly; then, moistening his lips, he said:
Five Tales
2
The eagerness of her invitation had dried her throat, which needed moistening.
Miss Gibbie Gault
3
He hesitated, moistening dry lips with the tip of a nervous tongue.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
4
He had been watching its progress with glistening eye and moistening lips.
In and out of Three Normandy Inns
5
Will sat beside his old friend, moistening his pallid lips with water.
Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Bu...
Usage of dampening in English
1
Meanwhile, there has been a dampening in the outlook for business conditions.
Radio NZ
2
Returns would fall under the critical 7 percent level, dampening investor interest.
Reuters
3
More than 20 firefighters still remain at the scene dampening down hotspots.
Radio NZ
4
Each of these men is wearing a dampening suit similar to yours.
Earth Unaware
5
Two fire trucks are still at the scene dampening down hot spots.
Radio NZ
6
Kells always at this hour had a dampening effect upon his followers.
The Border Legion
7
I hated my own dampening words, but it was all that mattered.
Helen of troy
8
Miss Julia was dampening enough, but Miss Georgie was aggressive and intrusive.
Youth and the Bright Medusa
9
A tall pile of discarded dampening suits stood off to the side.
Earth Unaware
10
Temporal water-driven GPP and TER variations compensate locally, dampening water-driven NEE variability.
Pubmed
11
Moisture clung to everything, beading on my skin and dampening my clothes.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
12
The mist drifted through the window, touching his skin, dampening his pillow.
Rain gods
13
Only Blake's reserved and somewhat dampening admonition brought me to my senses.
A Fool and His Money
14
The dampening look in her dark eyes could have extinguished grass fires.
Sushi for one?
15
Though privately funded research continues, the ban had a dampening and distorting effect.
The Guardian
16
Crews will work overnight dampening down hot spots ahead of high winds tomorrow.
Radio NZ
About this term
Translations for dampening
Dampening through the time
Dampening across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common