dimming

verb

present participle of dim
as in darkening
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane

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Recent Examples of dimming White light ranges from a warm 2700K through to a cool 6500K with dimming from 1% to 100%, while RGBIC technology allows multiple colours to appear across the light simultaneously for more dynamic scenes during gaming, movie nights or parties. — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Wynja suggests choosing lights with a manual dimming capability or opting for a smart plug system. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 Its advanced Halo Control System and LD180 precise local dimming combine to eliminate blooming across a crisp FHD panel. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 This means dense lanes of intervening galactic dust block our view, significantly dimming Terzan 5's apparent brightness. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 June 2026 Guard what matters without shutting your heart or dimming your hope today. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 The decline of the white-collar job Molly Fischer on dimming prospects for the educated. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The Senate tried to approve its own versions later Thursday but also failed, dimming the chances to prevent what could be rare lapse of spy powers. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Actors Mary Beth Hurt, Jennifer Harmon and Sondra Lee are among the late members of the Broadway community who will be honored with a group marquee dimming next week. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimming
  1. darkening
  2. obscuring
  3. blurring
  4. blackening
  5. clouding
Verb
  • It’s made of a cotton-linen blend that lets the sunlight in, and its 100-percent-cotton backing layer is just thick enough to keep the summer heat out of the room without darkening it.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
Definition of darkening
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  • Also, there are important players coming back from significant injuries, obscuring the picture.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The lens has a Ri-Pel coating that allows for water and sweat to bead up and slide off the surface, rather than obscuring vision.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
Definition of obscuring
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  • Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The cornerstone of Boards classics is a blurring retrofuturism achieved via swirling and clashing sample, synth, and guitar textures.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of blurring
Verb
  • The Volcano fire was among blazes this week, blackening more than 100 acres in Riverside County.
    — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Definition of blackening
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  • In the meantime, with uncertainty clouding the race, the shake-up could put additional pressure on the party to win Senate races in states seen as more difficult to flip.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • However, a lack of diversity in thought was clouding every step forward.
    — Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of clouding

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