Dampening wowhead When we look at the usage of the action to dampen and the usage of the action to moisten, then often times dampening something (such as a towel) would require more water than to moisten something (such as the mouth). Here are several reasons why: Slippery floors could be hazardous, but not all slippery floors are wet, and wet floors could be hazardous in other ways besides causing slippage. May 11, 2012 · 12 When one refers to the act of modifying a physical object so as to make it better at absorbing sound vibrations, is that "damping" or "dampening" the object? I've seen both, and looking them up in the dictionary they appear to be more or less interchangeable. Thus, "Wet Floor" is a better caution than "Slippery Floor". Conciseness is desired in signage; wet is shorter and more direct than slippery Sep 9, 2017 · Muffling is dampening or deadening a sound but the OP is talking about using a louder sound to cover the original-volume sound. . It's a subtle difference, but I wouldn't consider that "muffling". "Wet Floor" is easier to translate into other languages than "Slippery Floor". Nov 29, 2015 · Given this we must then determine the question to be answered connotatively. s0e kf zra6k osym yo90l yl mht gih nnna 9egs7r