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damp

adjective noun verb

slightly wet

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
D
Ends with
P
Contains
AM
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dæmp

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. slightly wet

    “clothes damp with perspiration”

noun

  1. a slight wetness

verb

  1. lessen in force or effect

    “soften a shock”

verb

  1. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

    “muffle the message”

verb

  1. restrain or discourage

    “the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere”

verb

  1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

In context

Example Sentences

clothes damp with perspiration
a moist breeze
eyes moist with tears
soften a shock
break a fall
muffle the message
the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere

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