| dampe | Thanks to Haruna's "weather mode" Kaori's fervour was greatly dampened. |
| dampe | The rain damped their spirits. |
| dampen | (v) reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) |
| dampen | (v) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible, Syn. damp, deaden, Example: muffle the message |
| dampen | (v) check; keep in check (a fire) |
| dampen | (v) lessen in force or effect, Syn. soften, damp, break, weaken, Example: soften a shock; break a fall |
| dampener | (n) a device that dampens or moistens something, Syn. moistener, Example: he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them |
| damper | (n) a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace |
| damper | (n) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations, Syn. muffler |
| damper | (n) a depressing restraint, Example: rain put a damper on our picnic plans |
| damper block | (n) damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration, Syn. piano damper |
| Dampen | v. t. In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm. The Century. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dampen | v. i. To become damp; to deaden. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| dampening | n. the act or process of making something slightly wet. |
| damper | n. That which damps or checks; Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any damper at the modest little festivities. W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ] |