Synonyms for dampening
damp·en·ing

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1. moistening, dampeningnoun

   the act of making something slightly wet

   Synonyms:
   moistening

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1. Per Hammarlund:

   There are two things that will need to hold back growth – the rate hike, which will subdue credit growth - financial conditions have tightened markedly in Turkey, and that will have a dampening effect on growth.

2. Eugenie Bouchard:

   I'm kind of a last-minute person, so I'm going to make a decision next week, I guess, the week before( the Olympics), it's just unfortunate because it would be my first Olympic Games, and to have a problem like this( Zika) kind of dampening the excitement of, potentially, your first Olympic Games, it really sucks, to be honest.

3. Joseph Brusuelas:

   The delegation of addressing the pandemic to the states, and what can fairly be described as the abdication of any responsibility for the pandemic on the part of the federal government, have contributed to a debilitating sense of policy uncertainty that is dampening economic activity.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   He is fueling a level of paranoia and prejudice against all kinds of people. And when you light those fires, you better recognize that they can get out of control and he should start dampening them down and putting them out, if he wants to talk about what he would do as president, that's obviously fair game.

5. Per Hammarlund:

   The mood is pretty subdued, partly because of Italy – that would have a dampening effect on growth in Europe, and that is weighing on market sentiment, the other factor is the announcement by Trump that they are planning to put tariffs on some Chinese goods - that came as a surprise too given that the last sign from the administration was that they are negotiating with China.