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dampen



dampen - verb

  • smother or suppress
  • make moist
  • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  • reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
  • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
  • check; keep in check (a fire)
  • lessen in force or effect

dampen - thesaurus

break   damp   deaden   dull   moisten   muffle   mute   soften   stifle   wash   weaken  


View spelling list No need to double and learn about the word dampen in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 9. Suffixes: why we need to double letters, change them, or drop 'e'.

Scrabble score for dampen

d is 2 a is 1 m is 3 p is 3 e is 1 n is 1
Scrabble score = 11

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