# dimming

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɪmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #45,883

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of dim

## Easily confused with
- **dining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-dining)
- **diving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-diving)
- **dumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-dumping)
- **dipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-dipping)
- **dishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-dishing)
- **dissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-dissing)
- **drumming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimming-vs-drumming)
- **digging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dimming)
- **damning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dimming)
- **dieting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dieting-vs-dimming)
- **dialing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dialing-vs-dimming)
- **deeming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-dimming)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddimming`, `dimimng`, `diming`, `dimmign`, `dimmingg`, `dimminng`, `dimmnig`, `dmiming`, `idmming`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dimming