- present participle of dim.
dimming
Example Sentences
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NAIROBI, Kenya—The fast-spreading Ebola virus is overwhelming creaking hospitals and clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dimming hopes for quick containment of what is already the third-largest outbreak of the killer disease in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 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
The Amazon MGM film, which stars Ryan Gosling as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a dimming sun, has earned nearly $257 million in total domestically.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
"While light emissions rose by 8.9 percent in brightening German regions, they fell by 9.2 percent in dimming areas."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026
I look up at Mr. Stanley’s face and the edges of my vision are dimming.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
