"dim down" is a correctly used phrase in written English.
You could use it to refer to an action of making something less bright or intense. For example, "She dimmed down the bright lights in her office to create a more relaxed atmosphere."
From one performance to the next, Mr. Bridges can dim down, beef up, maneuver from high to low in the social register, slide into back-country rhythms or ramp up into manic urban overdrive.
Some felt that the extent to which their TVs were starting to dim down after a couple of minutes of showing static bright elements had become more noticeable - with some further saying that they felt the dimming was kicking in even when there weren't static elements in the image.
And then the lights dim down and the studio falls into a hush.
Three 60-watt bulbs, but we can dim down to make more sexy and romantic".
"When they dim down the lights and it feels pretty deserted, it's not a place you want to be because there's not much happening," said Humes.
This sounds similar to a dimming issue Sony introduced to its OLED TVs via a firmware update, as reported in this separate article, whereby the picture starts to dim down quite noticeably if a bright, static object is detected on the screen.
These retinas sample only a patch of light overhead, probably searching for objects forming shadows or silhouettes against the dim, down-welling light.
"It's quartz halogen light, which when dimmed down has more of a yellow spectrum to it," he explained.
"But most of the people I work with are dealing with deep betrayal, horrific losses and damage that feels like they're in danger of dimming down for the rest of their lives because of how shattering the pain is.
Granted, Shakeri doesn't sing any of the numbers entirely solo from start to finish as Soroush did in Gianni Schicchi, but there are many brief peek-a-boo solos when the choir dims down to an almost inaudible volume.
The bulb can also be dimmed down when on by a few flicks of the switch.
