Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dampen down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
damp-en -down
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to reduce the intensity of (a fire)

Transitive verb

verb

to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

dampens down (present, singular) dampening down (participle, present) dampened down (participle, past) dampened down (past)

Questions

What does dampen down mean?
to reduce the intensity of (a fire)

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