Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dampen off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: damp-en off
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does dampen off mean?: To become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.

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