- present participle of dam.
damming
Example Sentences
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Habitat destruction, damming, and pollution have decimated local populations, such that many species are in dire need of help.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Respected non-partisan polling organisation Afrobarometer released a damming report earlier this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
The fight between environmentalists and dam builders escalated in the 1960s, after the bureau proposed damming the Colorado River next to another U.S. treasure: Grand Canyon National Park.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024
The roly-poly rodents chew up and move around large amounts of plant material, damming streams to create ponds where they can hide from predators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
The impact would have knocked down every structure in the city and collapsed the underground waterways, damming the Uzumark that flows under our feet, and flooding the whole valley.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
