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In a period of decrease or decline
“There would always be a special place in the heart for each other, but time would pass and memory would dim.”
Present participle for to become, or to make, less bright, especially of a light source
“You can even dim the lights in the classroom and shine a flashlight on your face as you read, to up the spooky factor.”
Present participle for to become, or cause to become, dark
“The night sky would dim tremendously with the stars currently visible to the naked eye being reduced to a mere handful.”
Present participle for to make, or become, visually indistinct
“Mixed in with it are tiny dust grains and, like smoke, they dim our view of things beyond.”
An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another
“Gay artists have a real reason to fear homophobic rejection, or at least a dimming of enthusiasm, from the headbangers in the pit.”
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