Damp Very Common

Damp has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a slight wetness

"The air inside the basement felt damp from the morning rain."

damp dampness moistness

Moisture; humidity; dampness.

"The researchers were surprised to find that damp, an initialism for damage-associated molecular pattern, was present in the patient's blood samples despite no visible signs of inflammation."

Initialism of damage-associated molecular pattern.

Verb

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

"He wrapped his ears in thick cotton to damp out the pounding bass from the party next door."

muffle mute dull damp dampen tone down

restrain or discourage

"the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"

damp

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

"muffle the message"

dampen deaden damp

lessen in force or effect

"soften a shock"

"break a fall"

dampen damp soften weaken break

To dampen; to make moderately wet

"The gardener used a hose to damp the dry soil before planting the seeds."

Adjective

slightly wet

"clothes damp with perspiration"

"a moist breeze"

"eyes moist with tears"

damp dampish moist

In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

"The morning air felt cool and damp as I stepped outside to water the garden."

Example Sentences

"the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" verb

"muffle the message" verb

"soften a shock" verb

"break a fall" verb

"clothes damp with perspiration" adjective

"a moist breeze" adjective

"eyes moist with tears" adjective

Origin

The word "damp" comes from Middle English dampen, which originally meant to stifle or suffocate. It is related to words in other Germanic languages that mean vapor, steam, fog, and dust.

Rhyming Words

amp ramp yamp pamp samp lamp tamp camp bamp gamp wamp hamp vamp tramp swamp clamp wramp gramp champ cramp

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