dim
/dɪm/ verb C2- 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.
- To diminish, dull, or curtail. · All these setbacks had started to dim the hopes of the students.· Nothing will dim their spirit of resilience.
He/she/it dims · Past dimmed · Past participle dimmed · -ing form dimming
Verb forms
- Base form
- dim
- He/she/it
- dims
- Past
- dimmed
- Past participle
- dimmed
- -ing form
- dimming
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Beside him glided Caderousse, whose desire to partake of the good things provided for the wedding party had induced him to become reconciled to the Dantès, father and son, although there still lingered in his mind a faint and unperfect recollection of the events of the preceding night; just as the brain retains on waking in the morning the dim and misty outline of a dream.
Goodnight.” And before Dantès could open his mouth—before he had noticed where the jailer placed his bread or the water—before he had glanced towards the corner where the straw was, the jailer disappeared, taking with him the lamp and closing the door, leaving stamped upon the prisoner’s mind the dim reflection of the dripping walls of his dungeon.
Dusty and dim are the eyes of the miller,
Dim and very cool;
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