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damper
[dam-per]
noun
a person or thing that damps or depresses.
His glum mood put a damper on their party.
a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove, furnace, etc.
Music.
a device in stringed keyboard instruments to deaden the vibration of the strings.
the mute of a brass instrument, as a horn.
Electricity.an attachment to keep the indicator of a measuring instrument from oscillating excessively, as a set of vanes in a fluid or a short-circuited winding in a magnetic field.
Machinery.a shock absorber.
Australian.
a round, flat cake made of flour and water, and cooked over a campfire.
the dough for such cakes.
damper
/ ˈæə /
noun
a person, event, or circumstance that depresses or discourages
to produce a depressing or inhibiting effect on
the bad news put a damper on the party
a movable plate to regulate the draught in a stove or furnace flue
a device to reduce electronic, mechanical, acoustic, or aerodynamic oscillations in a system
music the pad in a piano or harpsichord that deadens the vibration of each string as its key is released
any of various unleavened loaves and scones, typically cooked on an open fire
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
"And obviously the current administration has put a big damper on that."
But a lot of music fans, this writer included, deal with disability, health and/or mobility issues that can put a damper on the typical festival experience.
It has put a painful damper on a job that has brought Ramos years of fulfillment.
Next week’s rains will still put a damper on fire danger by wetting vegetation and grass, she said.
Yet Shetty ruefully acknowledges that climate change has put a damper on that last part of his hometown’s legacy.
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