estomper
Meanings
Verb
1. to blur (transitive)
2. to blur (with a stump), to make indistinct, to dim (transitive; painting, transitive)
3. to become blurred (reflexive)
4. to die down, to fade away (reflexive)
Examples15
La lumière s'estompa.
The light faded out.
Elle avait commencé à s'estomper de ma mémoire.
She had begun to recede in my memory.
Mes souvenirs d'elle s'estompent.
My memories of her are fading.
La douleur commence à s'estomper.
The pain has started to ease now.
L'effet du médicament s'était estompé.
The effect of the drug had worn off.
Les souvenirs que j'ai d'elle commencent à s'estomper.
My memory of her has begun to recede.