Damping
[dæmpɪŋ] or ['dæmpɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Damp
Editor: Orville
Examples
- However, Meyler spoiled my preferment with Ebrington by hurting his lordship's vanity and thus damping all his ardour. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The padded end of the damping spring rests against the diaphragm and prevents excessive vibration. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He sent a damping message to a solitary who had invented a new degree in saintliness by chaining himself to a rock in a narrow cave. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Orville