tamp
verb (used with object)
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes.
is tamping
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present progressiveof tamp (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Another is tamping down the expression of PKA.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
But the agency is tamping down expectations and cautioning that the waivers won’t apply to everyone and won’t come quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Investors are looking to next week’s U.S. consumer price data for signs that the Fed’s monetary policy tightening is tamping down inflation.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2022
And, he adds, “If exercise is tamping down the stress response, that compensation is a good thing.”
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 2022
And the Hollywood studios’ ingrained aversion to offend means that the publicity machine is tamping down one of its more surprising elements — a pointed commentary on corporate greed.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2016
