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dialing down

dialing down is the present participle and gerund of dial down.

Meaning of dial down

Verb

dial down (third-person singular simple present dials down, present participle (US) dialing down or (UK) dialling down, simple past and past participle (US) dialed down or (UK) dialled down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
    • Let's dial down the anger in this conversation.

Questions about dialing down

What is dialing down the present participle and gerund of?
Dialing down is the present participle and gerund of dial down.

Words near dialing down in the dictionary

  1. dialid
  2. dialids
  3. dialin
  4. dialing
  5. dialing back
  6. dialing down
  7. dialing down a notch
  8. dialing in
  9. dialing into
  10. dialing it in
  11. dialing out

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