dimming

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/ˈdɪmɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To make something less bright.“He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.”
To become darker.“The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.”
To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct
To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.

noun

The process of becoming dim.

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Synonyms

low-beam fading attenuation dilution reduction relaxation fade easing mitigation alleviation mitigating smoothing unwinding amelioration adjusted fader

Associated

dimmable eclipsing evaporation incandescent dwarfs kepler fluorescent brightness lamp warming ballast sulfate

Rhymes

brimming skimming trimming swimming him hung jim hung kim ung limb hung schimming slimming

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