Damper vs. Dampener

[Glocker]

Just passing on a pet peeve that one of my engineering professors pounded into my head. I would guess that 'most' of you are damping your tailgates, not dampening them, though some of you may enjoy a moist tailgate.

Damp:
Definition of damp transitive verb. 1a : to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : choke. b : to diminish the activity or intensity of damping down the causes of inflation liquid damps out compass oscillations. c : to check the vibration or oscillation of

Dampen:
verb (used with object)
to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge. to dampen one's spirits.

You forgot this part of the definition of DAMPEN:
make less strong or intense.

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[Toytec]

We need Judge Judy on this case.

 

[OrangeStreak]

its under the bridge and won't last long.

Very "punny"

 

[Hot Pepper Red Zeppelin]

A damper by any other name annoys just as much.

 

[THLONE]

Damn, the Damn Damnper caused the Damnp spot on the Damn driveway.

 

[YaBoiNewton]

Just passing on a pet peeve that one of my engineering professors pounded into my head. I would guess that 'most' of you are damping your tailgates, not dampening them, though some of you may enjoy a moist tailgate.

Damp:
Definition of damp transitive verb. 1a : to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : choke. b : to diminish the activity or intensity of damping down the causes of inflation liquid damps out compass oscillations. c : to check the vibration or oscillation of

Dampen:
verb (used with object)
to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge. to dampen one's spirits.

I'm pretty sure there's a section missing from the definition for Dampen. Does it not also mean to make less strong or intense? Could also be used in this context

 

[ISUACE]

Just passing on a pet peeve that one of my engineering professors pounded into my head. I would guess that 'most' of you are damping your tailgates, not dampening them, though some of you may enjoy a moist tailgate.

Damp:
Definition of damp transitive verb. 1a : to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : choke. b : to diminish the activity or intensity of damping down the causes of inflation liquid damps out compass oscillations. c : to check the vibration or oscillation of

Dampen:
verb (used with object)
to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge. to dampen one's spirits.

LOL.. Moist!

 

[Rangerguy]

Well, that just threw water on the subject....

I think you meant “fuel”?

Had to lube the ball joints this spring — they got got creaky

 

[DRVMN]

Thank You! I edited my Introduction post to reflect "damper". Looked at the instructions that came with it and they refer to it as a tailgate assist or shock.

 

[Trigganometry]

Thank You! I edited my Introduction post to reflect "damper". Looked at the instructions that came with it and they refer to it as a tailgate assist or shock.

Now you done it. Should be a tee shirt and some back slaps for that effort ?

 

[KNI]

A curious line in a book piqued my interest.

"Which kind of put a damper on any change of taking that particular target out".

So someone is actually using the word outside of tailgate

 

[RoadtripsOfUnusualSize]

Damp:
Definition of damp transitive verb. 1a : to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : choke. b : to diminish the activity or intensity of damping down the causes of inflation liquid damps out compass oscillations. c : to check the vibration or oscillation of

Dampen:
verb (used with object)
to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge. to dampen one's spirits.

Wait a minute. Let's think this through. Would it be possible to invent a damper that would both slow the tailgate's descent AND moisten it at the same time? Now, I'd buy that.

 

[Mcssls]

Damper
a person or thing that has a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect.

Dampener
a thing that has a restraining or subduing effect.

some people need more of both

 

[Motorpsychology]

Wait a minute. Let's think this through. Would it be possible to invent a damper that would both slow the tailgate's descent AND moisten it at the same time? Now, I'd buy that.

Would that be a be a Damper Pamper?

 

[AzScorpion]

Would that be a be a Damper Pamper?

If it got to moist then you'd need a Damper Diaper. ?

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