Originally Posted by
grolby
Road shock damping, damping! Dampening would be the act of making something slightly wet. Just one of those crazy-making malapropisms for me.
Words sometimes have more than one meaning. I know it sounds crazy but its true, look it up.
Main Entry:
damp·en Listen to the pronunciation of dampen
Pronunciation:
\ˈdam-pən\
Function:
verb
1 : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden <the heat dampened our spirits>
2 : to become deadened or depressed