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DIMMING
DIM
blur, dim, slur
(verb) become vague or indistinct; “The distinction between the two theories blurred”
blind, dim
(verb) make dim by comparison or conceal
dim
(verb) make dim or lusterless; “Time had dimmed the silver”
dim
(verb) become dim or lusterless; “the lights dimmed and the curtain rose”
dim, dip
(verb) switch (a car’s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
dimming
present participle of dim
Noun
dimming (plural dimmings)
The process of becoming dim.
Source: Wiktionary
DIM
Dim, a. [Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.] Etym: [AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.]
1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. The dim magnificence of poetry. Whewell. How is the gold become dim! Lam. iv. 1. I never saw The heavens so dim by day. Shak. Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. Wordsworth.
2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. Job xvii. 7. The understanding is dim. Rogers.
Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn.
– Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.
Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming.]
1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse. A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants. Dryden. Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. Cowper.
2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. C. Pitt.
Dim, v. i.
Definition: To grow dim. J. C. Shairp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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