noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   the act of making something slightly wet wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dampen form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abatementabridgmentaffusionalleviationbaptismbath

Example

More examples

"Dampening the brightness of a star's light would extend the capability of a space telescope to detect orbiting exoplanets."

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