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damping down

damping down is the present participle and gerund of damp down.

Meaning of damp down

Verb

damp down (third-person singular simple present damps down, present participle damping down, simple past and past participle damped down)

  1. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire)
  2. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)
    • Two years after England’s World Cup victory, Stiles was at Wembley again to help Manchester United become the first English team to win the European Cup final. Again Eusébio was one of his opponents, playing for Benfica, and again Stiles was detailed to keep him quiet. Although he was not as...2020 October 30, Brian Glanville, “Nobby Stiles obituary”, in The Guardian

Questions about damping down

What is damping down the present participle and gerund of?
Damping down is the present participle and gerund of damp down.

Words near damping down in the dictionary

  1. damphu
  2. damphus
  3. Dampier
  4. dampiness
  5. damping
  6. damping down
  7. damping off
  8. damping ratio
  9. damping ratios
  10. dampingly
  11. dampings

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