dim
adjective
not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light.
dims
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present tense formof dim (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Younger people have a generally sunnier starting point but that dims as they age - not a great surprise - and all age groups react to events similarly.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
Thinking about his father, Brooks pauses and his buoyant demeanor dims as he puts a finger to his eye as if it might begin to well up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
If you look at it, you will see that the ray dims and the gas vapor lights up.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
Even as I think this the world’s sun dims between clouds regathering, and soon a flaw of rain runs sparse and hard upriver, spattering the crowds on the Embankment, darkening the sky.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
