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present participle of damp
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1
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
- refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success
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- exciting,
- fermenting,
- firing,
- fomenting,
- inciting,
- inflaming
- (also enflaming),
- instigating,
- kindling,
- provoking,
- sparking,
- triggering,
- whipping (up)
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2
to make or become slightly or moderately wet
- damp the shirt slightly before ironing it
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3
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
- nothing seemed to damp the unwelcome attentions of her suitor
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“Damping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damping. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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