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Damp vs Dampening - What's the difference?

damp | dampening |

As nouns the difference between damp and dampening

is that damp is moisture; humidity; dampness while dampening is the act of making or becoming damp.

As verbs the difference between damp and dampening

is that damp is to dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth while dampening is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective damp

is being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

As an abbreviation DAMP

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damp

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
  • :* O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear -
    • The lawn was still damp so we decided not to sit down.
    The paint is still damp , so please don't touch it.
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to or affected by noxious vapours; dejected, stupified.
  • * 1667 , John Milton, Paradise Lost , Book 1, ll. 522-3:
    • All these and more came flocking; but with looks / Down cast and damp .

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)/(l)

    Derived terms

    * dampen * dampness

    See also

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    Noun

  • Moisture; humidity; dampness.
  • (archaic) Fog; fogginess; vapor.
  • * Milton
    • Night with black air / Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom.
  • (archaic) Dejection or depression.
  • * Joseph Addison
    • Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence, / A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.
  • * J. D. Forbes
    • It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion.
  • (archaic, or, historical, mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.

    • Derived terms

    * afterdamp * blackdamp * chokedamp * damp sheet * firedamp * stinkdamp * whitedamp

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth.
  • (archaic) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage.
  • To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
  • :* To damp your tender hopes -
  • :* Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements, and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this slug -
  • :* How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word! -
  • :* The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers. -
  • :* Hollow rollers damp vibration. - [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3238/is_200004/ai_n7935204]

    • Anagrams

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    dampening

    English

    (wikipedia dampening)

    Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making or becoming damp.
  • * 2005 , Don Collett, The Well (page 63)
    • After several dampenings and even though it was only on my face for an hour, I was surprised at how heavy the mud pack had become.