1
: a noxious gas compare black damp, firedamp
3
a
b
archaic
: depression, dejection
damped; damping; damps
1
a
: to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : choke
b
: to diminish the activity or intensity of
damping down the causes of inflation
liquid damps out compass oscillations
c
: to check the vibration or oscillation of (something, such as a string or a voltage)
2
: dampen
: to diminish progressively in vibration or oscillation
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