Noun
a device that dampens or moistens something
Source: WordNethe used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them Source: Internet
The short-term impact in coming 6 to 12 months is likely to be a dampener for real estate sector's recovery, forcing sector entities to contract operations, revisit planned developments, expansions, and investments across the real estate sector. Source: Internet
I had every intention of doing so, but when you find someone in bed with someone else and they say they are in love with them that does put a dampener on it.’ Source: Internet
"The curfew is another dampener on a damp week," he said, referring both to literal rain and to Santa Clara's regression to the purple tier earlier this week. Source: Internet
Then when all this came into play it put a dampener on the experience.” Source: Internet
The TV dance judge tells the astonishing story in The Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine today, saying in typically waspish style: ‘That put a dampener on it.’ Source: Internet