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dialling down

dialling 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 dialling down

What is dialling down the present participle and gerund of?
Dialling down is the present participle and gerund of dial down.

Words near dialling down in the dictionary

  1. dialless
  2. dialling
  3. dialling back
  4. dialling code
  5. dialling codes
  6. dialling down
  7. dialling down a notch
  8. dialling in
  9. dialling into
  10. dialling it in
  11. dialling out

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