A device that moistens or dampens something. / (figuratively) A discouraging event or remark.

plural of dampener

(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet. / (intransitive) To become damp or moist. / (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dampen

simple past tense and past participle of dampen

present participle of dampen

The act of making or becoming damp.

plural of dampening

(agriculture, intransitive) To become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.

(transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire) / (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)