Overview of noun dampening

The noun dampening has 1 sense

• moistening, dampening -- (the act of making something slightly wet)

Overview of verb dampen

The verb dampen has 7 senses

• stifle, dampen -- (smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity")


• moisten, wash, dampen -- (make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows")


• muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down -- (deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping)


• dampen -- (reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves))


• dampen, deaden, damp -- (make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message")


• dampen -- (check; keep in check (a fire))


• dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall")