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damp
[damp]
adjective
slightly wet; moist.
damp weather;
a damp towel.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:unenthusiastic; halfhearted; tepid.
The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.
I went shopping to lift my damp spirits.
noun
moisture; humidity; moist air.
damp that goes through your warmest clothes.
Synonyms: ,a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, especially in a mine.
depression of spirits; dejection.
a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
verb (used with object)
to make damp; moisten.
Synonyms:to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen.
A series of failures damped her enthusiasm.
Synonyms: , , , ,to stifle or suffocate; extinguish.
to damp a furnace.
Acoustics, Music.to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden.
Physics.to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves).
verb phrase
Plant_Pathologyto undergo damping-off.
damp
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adjective
slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc
archaicdejected
noun
slight wetness; moisture; humidity
rank air or poisonous gas, esp in a mine See also firedamp
a discouragement; damper
archaicdejection
verb
to make slightly wet
(often foll by down) to stifle or deaden
to damp one's ardour
(often foll by down) to reduce the flow of air to (a fire) to make it burn more slowly or to extinguish it
physics to reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or wave)
music to muffle (the sound of an instrument)
Other Word Forms
- dampish adjective
- dampishly adverb
- dampishness noun
- damply adverb
- dampness noun
- ˈ岹Ա noun
- ˈ岹 adverb
- ˈ岹辱 adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of damp1
Word History and Origins
Origin of damp1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She said she feared that, if prices rose at the same rate in future, she would have to turn the heating off altogether, adding: "Then you get damp, so that's not the answer."
Inside was a damp note that was almost unreadable.
"They suggest a loft surveys and suggest they make immediate decisions to get insulation, which proves unsuitable for the home, creates damp, and leads to mould," he said.
But the five-inch deep rough will be damp, lush and brutal.
"After so much hype, the SDR is a damp squib," he said.
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