Dampening
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making or becoming damp.
"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."
- 2 the act of making something slightly wet wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of dampen form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Dampening the brightness of a star's light would extend the capability of a space telescope to detect orbiting exoplanets."