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How to pronounce damped

Say it like DAMPT. Damped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dæmpt/DAMPT
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  • DAMPT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Damped pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. DAMPTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does damped mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of damp How to pronounce damp
adjective
  1. stopped from smoldering and reigniting by the application of water
  2. Possessing a nonzero damping ratio.

Words that rhyme with damped

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Questions about saying damped

How do you pronounce damped?

Say DAMPT. The American pronunciation is /dæmpt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in damped?

Damped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DAMPT.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).