• Deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping
• Lessen in force or effect
• Keep in check (a fire)
• Check
• Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
• Make moist
• Smother or suppress
• The act of making something slightly wet
• Quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible
- alcohol dampening
- brush dampening
- continuous flow dampening
- emulsion dampening
- film dampening