dimmed

Verb

Verb Forms: dimmed, dimming, dims, dim

• Past tense of making or becoming less bright.
• Became less bright or intense.
• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• become dim or lusterless
  • "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
• make dim or lusterless
  • "Time had dimmed the silver"
• make dim by comparison or conceal
• become vague or indistinct
• simple past and past participle of dim

Adjective

• made dim or less bright
  • "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"
  • "dimmed headlights"
  • "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

Examples

• His hopes DIMMED as his opponent played a seven-letter word on a triple.
• The player’s hopes DIMMED as their opponent laid down a bingo.

Synonyms

blind, blur, dim, dip, slur

Antonyms

focus, undimmed