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Originally Posted by eckoflyte
Im not great at english, it is my second language. The word "dampen" (verb) and "dampening" (noun) mean to surpress or restrain and can also mean to moisten. For eg "he dampened the mood on the celebrations severely", or "he is dampening the towel".
The word "damping" is specifically used in physics to refer to the reduction of harmonic oscillations, which in our case is the shock.
So it is technically correct to refer to reduction in oscillation of a car shock as "damping".
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if english is your second language, i wouldnt be surprised if i was better than mine. dampening is a verb however and aside from meaning to moisten, it also means to restrain or restrict. while damping is correct, i also think that dampening works as well