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damming

/ˈdæmɪŋ/

damming is the present participle and gerund of dam.

Meaning of dam

Verb

dam (third-person singular simple present dams, present participle damming, simple past and past participle dammed)

  1. (transitive) To block the flow of water.
    • Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv’d, or, A Plot Discover’d. A Tragedy. […], London: […] Jos[eph] Hindmarsh […], →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 4

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Noun

damming (plural dammings)

  1. The installation of a dam (structure to block flow).

Forms of damming

pluraldammings

Phrases with damming

Words that rhyme with damming

Questions about damming

What does damming mean?
Damming means the installation of a dam (structure to block flow).
What is damming the present participle and gerund of?
Damming is the present participle and gerund of dam.
What part of speech is damming?
Damming is a noun.
How do you pronounce damming?
Damming is pronounced /ˈdæmɪŋ/.
What is the plural of damming?
The plural of damming is dammings.

Words near damming in the dictionary

  1. dammed up
  2. dammer
  3. dammers
  4. dammest
  5. dammeth
  6. damming
  7. damming up
  8. dammings
  9. dammish
  10. dammished
  11. dammishes

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