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How to pronounce “dampen”
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Pronunciation guide for dampen
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dampen with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Michael Gervais
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- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce dampen
Michael Gervais

It starts to-- dampen was the word I'm
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dampen”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
- (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
- (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
- (transitive, proscribed) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).[usage 1]
- (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.
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