dimmingn.

/ˈdɪmɪŋ/

Etymology: < dim v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of dim v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun] > action of dimming

dimminga1400

effuscation1624

dulling1894

a1400 Coer de L. 6977 Be the dymmyng off the more, Men myghte see, where Richard fore.

a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 512 Yt Drew nere-hand nyght By dymmynge of the Day.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Dymminge of the syght, caligatio.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III ii. ii. 90 Al of vs haue cause, To waile the dimming of our shining starre.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

dimmingadj.

Etymology: < dim v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdimming.

That dims: see the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > making or becoming dim

dimming1734

bedimming1810

dimmening1828

dulling1849

1734 R. Erskine in R. Palmer Bk. of Praise 397 My Lord will break the dimming glass And show His glory face to face.

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. ii. 183 The driving blast—the dimming rains.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 66 The specific quality of which [vowels] is due to a dimming action along the whole mouth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dimming
释义	dimmingn. /ˈdɪmɪŋ/ Etymology: < dim v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of dim v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun] > action of dimming dimminga1400 effuscation1624 dulling1894 a1400 Coer de L. 6977 Be the dymmyng off the more, Men myghte see, where Richard fore. a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 512 Yt Drew nere-hand nyght By dymmynge of the Day. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Dymminge of the syght, caligatio. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III ii. ii. 90 Al of vs haue cause, To waile the dimming of our shining starre. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019). dimmingadj. Etymology: < dim v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdimming. That dims: see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > making or becoming dim dimming1734 bedimming1810 dimmening1828 dulling1849 1734 R. Erskine in R. Palmer Bk. of Praise 397 My Lord will break the dimming glass And show His glory face to face. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. ii. 183 The driving blast—the dimming rains. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 66 The specific quality of which [vowels] is due to a dimming action along the whole mouth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400adj.1734
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