Collocations for "dampening"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dampening" in context.
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dampen
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- dampened [her hair, the stain]
- dampen (with) a [sponge, cloth]
- the [rain, moisture, humidity] dampened her [hair, jacket, mittens]
- dampened by the [rain]
- his [hair] dampened in the [rain]
- dampened her hair with [gel, wax, water]
- [buffers, airbags, barriers] dampened the [impact]
- [buffers] dampened the [impact, crash]
- [buffers] to dampen the [impact]
- [interference, distance, the crowd, the wall] dampened the [sound, noise]
- dampen the [sound] with (a)
- dampened their [hopes, spirits, chances]
- [they, the bad weather, the news] dampened their [spirits]
- dampened at the [thought, sight, scale] of