- present participle of dim.
dimming
Example Sentences
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This will result in a slight dimming of the Sun's light and a drop in temperature.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The decision marks the latest sign of LIV’s dimming future ever since Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulled out of the league it started and lavishly backed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Crude jumped one percent Wednesday amid dimming prospects of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil passes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto let a day’s stroll linger into profundity, the twilight dimming and human connection brewing in all its possibilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
From her bed, she could see his large-framed body, his long legs, the smoke swirling around his hook-nosed profile, the amber tip of his cigarette brightening and dimming.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
