damp
adjective
slightly wet; moist.
Example Sentences
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Spending on new factories, warehouses and other industrial sites has been damped by rising costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The escalation further damped equity market sentiment, with U.S. stocks mostly poised to follow most Asian and European stocks lower at the open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Price pressures could rise again when policy measures to lower energy prices expire, he noted, saying that they damped the eurozone’s inflation rate by around 0.4 percentage points in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Vail Resorts MTN 1.36%increase; green up pointing triangle once again cut its outlook for the year, citing historically challenging weather conditions across the western U.S. that have continually damped demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The sorrel and docks brushed against his legs, and damped through his jeans, very quickly.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
