damp
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- adjective
- /dæmp/
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húmedo
- Change your shoes and socks when they are damp from sweat or if your feet get wet.
- cold and damp
- damp conditions
- cool and damp
He's sweating again, his shirt damp, his armpit squeaky.
- He's sweating again, his shirt damp, his armpit squeaky.
- After I use my kabuki brush, I go in with a damp sponge.
- And so having having a damp soil is very important.
- I'm going to blend both in with my damp Beauty blender.
Examples
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A light breeze blows over the fields, bearing the damp, sweet fragrance of the trees.
Fiction book (1990) -
She wrung out the damp towel before hanging it up to dry.
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It's a damp night for sitting about.
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It's too damp for a good spray job, Art.
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And then we use a damp face cloth and we wipe it off.
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Taking a deep breath of the damp, fertile air, I turned toward the house.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was cold, it was damp, and it wasn't good for her health.
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I felt grimy, my shirt sticking to my back, my face damp with sweat.
Academic text (2012) -
After the rain, the grass felt damp beneath my feet.
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The walls of the old house were damp from years of neglect and moisture.
Synonyms
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Slightly wet in a pleasant or suitable way
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Air that has a lot of water and feels damp
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A little damp, slightly sticky, and cool in a way that feels unpleasant
A little wet and not completely dry
A little wet, like after rain or dew
Covered with small drops of water like morning dew
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
A layer of waterproof material at the bottom of walls near the ground that stops moisture rising
A layer of waterproof material in a wall near the ground that stops water rising
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Damp (adjective) comes from the same old word for 'moisture', so it means 'slightly wet', for example hair or clothes that are not fully dry.