Defenition of the word damp
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Defenition of the word damp
- To reduce the intensity of a sound.
- slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
- a slight wetness
- lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
- quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible
- deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
- restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- lessen in force or effect
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- restrain or discourage
- slightly wet
Synonyms for the word damp
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- break
- dampen
- dampish
- dampness
- deaden
- dull
- moist
- moistness
- muffle
- mute
- soften
- tone down
- weaken
Similar words in the damp
Hyponyms for the word damp
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- clamminess
- damp
- dampen
- dankness
- deaden
- deafen
- rawness
Hypernyms for the word damp
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- blunt
- break
- check
- contain
- control
- curb
- damp
- dampen
- deaden
- hold
- hold in
- hush
- hush up
- moderate
- quieten
- shut up
- silence
- soften
- still
- weaken
- wetness
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