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Dimming vs Blinking - What's the difference?

dimming | blinking |

As verbs the difference between dimming and blinking

is that dimming is while blinking is .

As nouns the difference between dimming and blinking

is that dimming is the process of becoming dim while blinking is the act of something that blinks.

As an adjective blinking is

that or who blinks or blink.

dimming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of becoming dim.
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    • , passage=Then, as also happens, there were slowdowns; dimmings , even blackouts here and there. }}

    blinking

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That or who blinks or blink.
    • a blinking light
  • (UK, euphemism, slang) bloody
    • The blinking telly isn't working again.

    Synonyms

    * (that or who blink or blinks ): winking * (British slang ): blasted, blimming, blooming

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that blinks.
    • the steady blinkings of lights on the console