dampening
- present participle of dampen.
Example Sentences
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Dampening rains are becoming erratic, or, like this year, not materializing at all.
From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2018
Dampening out the movement of the water in the pool prevents it from disrupting the swimmers, and allows them to swim as fast as they can.
From Time • Aug. 10, 2016
But a new report from Standard & Poor’s, “How Income Inequality is Dampening U.S. Economic Growth and Possible Ways to Change the Tide,” is important nonetheless.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2014
Dampening D.C. football lust may be even tougher.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2013
“Yes, the vibration problem has been overcome by the exclusive Vibro-Dynamic-Lateral-Anti-Inertial Dampening system.”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
