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tamping

/ ˈ³Ùæ³¾±èɪŋ /

adjective

  1. dialect.
    postpositive very angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tamping1

see tamp 1
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Tom Wheeler, executive director of the Environmental Protection Information Center, which supports tamping down the barred owl population, said it wouldn’t just be the federal government footing the bill.

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There’s evidence that forest management measures aimed at tamping down wildfires take a bite out of the owl’s habitat, but some scientists say the short-term harm may be outweighed by long-term gains.

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Interventionists are still doing what they’ve always done: preventing retaliatory violence by tamping down rumors and connecting gang members with social services — all while grappling with the traumas of their past lives.

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Big carnivores such as these cats helped shape the broader animal community, tamping down prey-animal populations and influencing regional biodiversity.

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Thousands left comments on his Facebook page, calling him a martyr and a hero, and excoriating the government for tamping down on the matter.

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