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damps down

damps down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 damps down

What is damps down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Damps down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of damp down.

Words near damps down in the dictionary

  1. dampproofer
  2. dampproofers
  3. dampproofing
  4. dampproofs
  5. damps
  6. damps down
  7. damps off
  8. dampsome
  9. dampth
  10. dampukht
  11. dampwood termite

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