"dimming" in the verb sense
1. dim, dip
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
2. dim
become dim or lusterless
"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
3. dim
make dim or lusterless
"Time had dimmed the silver"
4. blind, dim
make dim by comparison or conceal
5. blur, dim, slur
become vague or indistinct
"The distinction between the two theories blurred"
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