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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Damp \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.]
     1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately
        wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
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     2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to
        cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make
        dull; to weaken; to discourage. ``To damp your tender
        hopes.'' --Akenside.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,
              and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring
              if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.
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              How many a day has been damped and darkened by an
              angry word!                           --Sir J.
                                                    Lubbock.
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              The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of
              the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Damp \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.]
     1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately
        wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
  
     2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to
        cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make
        dull; to weaken; to discourage. ``To damp your tender
        hopes.'' --Akenside.
  
              Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,
              and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring
              if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.
  
              How many a day has been damped and darkened by an
              angry word!                           --Sir J.
                                                    Lubbock.
  
              The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of
              the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  damping
     n.
     1 (lb en mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by
  the dissipation of energy
     2 (lb en mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by
  reducing oscillation
     vb.
     (present participle of en damp nocat=1)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en steaming) (q: of something)
     Turkish n.
     (lb tr business) dumping (gloss: anticompetitive business practice)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  damping
     n.
     1 (lb en mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by
  the dissipation of energy
     2 (lb en mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by
  reducing oscillation
     vb.
     (present participle of en damp nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  damping
     n.
     1 (lb en mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by
  the dissipation of energy
     2 (lb en mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by
  reducing oscillation
     vb.
     (present participle of en damp nocat=1)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en steaming) (q: of something)
     Turkish n.
     (lb tr business) dumping (gloss: anticompetitive business practice)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  damping
     n.
     1 (lb en mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by
  the dissipation of energy
     2 (lb en mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by
  reducing oscillation
     vb.
     (present participle of en damp nocat=1)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en steaming) (q: of something)
     Turkish n.
     (lb tr business) dumping (gloss: anticompetitive business practice)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  damping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en damp ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb damp)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Damping /dˈampɪŋ/
  التثبيط

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  damping /dˈampɪŋ/ 
  zeslabení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  damping /dˈampɪŋ/ 
  tlumení