dämpa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cushion noun A soft fabric pad used for comfort when sitting or leaning.
- damp adj Slightly wet; not dry but not soaking either.
- dampen verb To make something slightly wet.
- dull adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
- fade verb To gradually lose colour, brightness, strength, or intensity.
- moderate adj Neither too much nor too little; reasonable in amount or degree.
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
- stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
- temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
Senses
dämpa is used for these senses in English:
- cushion (figurative) To absorb or deaden the impact of.
- damp (transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
- dampen (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
- dull (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
- moderate (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- smother (transitive) To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish
- stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
- temper (archaic) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.
cushion — full definition
- noun A soft fabric pad used for comfort when sitting or leaning.
- noun Something that softens or absorbs an impact, whether physical or financial.
- verb To soften the effect of an impact or a difficult situation.
damp — full definition
- adj Slightly wet; not dry but not soaking either.
- noun Moisture in the air or on a surface; humidity.
- verb To make something slightly wet, or to weaken and reduce something such as a fire, sound, or feeling.