dimly register

Examples (10)

• He was half-asleep and only dimly registered the sound of the front door closing.
• She dimly registered a familiar face in the crowd but couldn't place it.
• I dimly registered that the music had stopped, but I was too lost in thought to care.
• In his state of shock, the doctor's words barely dimly register.
• While she was reading, the passage of time was only dimly registering in her mind.
• The danger of the situation began to dimly register as he saw the warning lights flash.
• He was so focused on the game that he only dimly registered his mother calling his name.
• By the time he looked up, the car had already passed; its color had only dimly registered.
• Sometimes a brilliant idea will dimly register at first, only to become clear hours later.
• Did it even dimly register with you that I was upset?