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dim out

dim out verb: to dim (lights) until they are totally off.

Verb

dim out (third-person singular simple present dims out, present participle dimming out, simple past and past participle dimmed out)

  1. (transitive) To dim (lights) until they are totally off
  2. (intransitive) To become dimmer until off

Forms of dim out

third-person singular presentdims out
present participledimming out
past participledimmed out
pastdimmed out

Questions about dim out

What does dim out mean?
Dim out means to dim (lights) until they are totally off.
What part of speech is dim out?
Dim out is a verb.
What is the past tense of dim out?
The past tense of dim out is dimmed out.

Words near dim out in the dictionary

  1. dim
  2. dim and distant
  3. dim bulb
  4. dim bulbs
  5. dim mak
  6. dim out
  7. dim sim
  8. dim sims
  9. dim sum
  10. dim sum bond
  11. dim sum bonds

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