How to pronounce dampen
Listen to dampen in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“dampen” in real sentences
188 clips in the index · 27 American · 63 British · 9 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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hate to dampen your optimism.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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be on energy prices, but the overall uncertainty is going to dampen investment and dampen economic
Channel 4 News · hear it here
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it wouldn't dampen any sound.
NIH · hear it here
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looking at how to dampen inflammation.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
Why real speech
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