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Discover LudwigThe word 'dampening' is correct in written English
You can use this word in a sentence to describe the action of making something less intense or to describe something that is preventing something else from being successful. For example: The dampening effect of the rain prevented the parade from taking place.
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The dampening of the housing market in recent months, however, could lead some people to stay.
The dampening of a certain kind of hope can drive a fervor for motherhood.
Furthermore, the pigments must resist being picked up by the water from the dampening system.
Mr Abe will brandish a large fiscal stimulus to try to counter the dampening effect.
The ride is very smooth, with the dampening ironing out any vibrations.
Ms. DeLorenzo is cognizant of the dampening effect that self-righteousness can have on a party.
But there is an upside to the dampening in demand: namely, that listings now seem likely to undergo closer scrutiny.
The dampening was both physical — three out of five days' play was lost to the rain in Birmingham — and mental.
The NFL's Super Bowl Central fan campus in downtown Phoenix has continued to draw crowds despite the dampening effect of rain showers over the last couple of days.
The company, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., said the shortfall could be attributed to "the dampening of activity in market-sensitive" businesses like capital markets, mortgages and investments.
Dissent is likely to be heightened this time, without the dampening effect of a coalition, and in the fever of an EU referendum debate.
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