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damp

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
damp

Comparative
damper

Superlative
dampest

  1. If something is damp it is somewhat wet.
    The grass was damp with dew this morning.
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Verb

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Plain form
damp

Third-person singular
damps

Past tense
damped

Past participle
damped

Present participle
damping

  1. (transitive) (old, no longer used) If you damp something, you make it moderately wet.
  2. (transitive) If you damp something, you suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting such energy to other forms of energy.