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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 40% | 4 | Enthusiasm stifled by size, strangely | |
3 | 39% | 10 | Dampened or stifled enthusiasm | |
Stifled As Enthusiasm Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "DAMPED" which means:
- noun
- • A slight wetness adjective satellite
- • Slightly wet verb
- • Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- • Restrain or discourage
- • Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- • Lessen in force or effect adjective
- • (of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
- • (of a linear dynamic system) possessing a nonzero damping ratio.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The damped oscillations of the pendulum eventually came to a stop."
- • "The musician played the piano with damped keys for a softer sound."
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