DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 dampening
 回潮

 Damp·en v. t. [imp. & p. p. dampened p. pr. & vb. n. dampening.]
 1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
 2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
    In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.   --The Century.

 dampening
      n : the act of making something slightly wet [syn: moistening]