dim
adjective
not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light.
were dimming
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past progressiveof dim.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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By Monday, hopes of an extension were dimming.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
The lights were dimming, the overture was starting — the choked crash cymbal, the kick drum, the keyboard imitating electric piano and glockenspiel.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
Peter: We stayed until the restaurant closed — they were dimming the lights and the music stopped.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2017
For Shearman, the changes come after a few years of rumblings in the legal marketplace that the firm’s fortunes were dimming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2016
The chances of his making the hundred-grander were dimming every day.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
