damping

Mr Vernon had recourse to a ruse to assist in damping their spirits.

We neither of us answered, for it seemed like damping his enterprise.

These two methods of damping are confined to upright pianos.

“I am slow to make discoveries,” said Horrocks grimly, damping her suddenly.

Damping the groundwork, except where the ornament is placed, should be avoided.

She told Mollie once that "she was as soft and damping as a November mist."

Great care is needful with tender seedlings to keep them from damping off.

Neither should the bed be kept too wet, else there is danger of "damping off."

On the other hand, I was ashamed of damping any one's pleasure by being there.

The damping cloth on the left of this raised string can also be seen.