dampening
Definitions
Noun
- The act of making something slightly wet
Verb
- Smother or suppress
- Make moist
- Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- Check; keep in check (a fire)
- Lessen in force or effect
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "dampening".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dampening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depending | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | happening | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | impending | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | darkening | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | dampen | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | tampering | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | damning | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | amending | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | deepening | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | damping | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | pampering | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | lamenting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | harmening | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | hampering | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | diapering | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | deadening | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | tamping | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | ramping | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | penning | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 80
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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