damp
damp
dÃĻmp
dāmp
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "damp"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇, āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž

slightly wet, particularly in an uncomfortable way
damp definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her clothes became damp from the light drizzle during the walk.
āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ, āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ

having a state of low spirits or feeling downcast
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team 's damp mood was noticeable after their defeat.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻŽā§‡āϜāĻžāϜ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž

having a slight amount of moisture
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I could feel the damp on my clothes after walking in the rain.
āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāϰāύāĻž

a setback that reduces enthusiasm or joy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His negative comments acted as a damp to her excitement.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ• āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏ, āĻ–āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ• āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏ

a gas, such as black damp or firedamp, that can be harmful, especially in mining
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She wore a mask to protect herself from the effects of the damp.
āϏ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āύāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāύ⧋, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to reduce the intensity of a fire by limiting the air supply
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the evening went on, she damped the flames to preserve the embers.
āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž āϝāϤ āĻāĻ—ā§‹āϤ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ, āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to suppress or lessen the intensity of an emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She tried to damp her anger during the meeting.
āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ— āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to make a sound quieter or less intense
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He damped his voice to avoid disturbing the others during the serious discussion.
āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ  āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something slightly moist
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gardener damped the soil to prepare for planting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāϞāĻ• āϰ⧋āĻĒāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to transition from dry to moist
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fabric will damp if left outside too long.
āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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