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dialled down

dialled down is the simple past and past participle 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 dialled down

What is dialled down the simple past and past participle of?
Dialled down is the simple past and past participle of dial down.

Words near dialled down in the dictionary

  1. diallages
  2. diallagic
  3. diallagoid
  4. dialled
  5. dialled back
  6. dialled down
  7. dialled down a notch
  8. dialled in
  9. dialled into
  10. dialled it in
  11. dialled out

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