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downtune

/ˈdaʊntjuːn/

downtune verb: to tune (a musical instrument) to a lower pitch.

Verb

downtune (third-person singular simple present downtunes, present participle downtuning, simple past and past participle downtuned)

  1. To tune (a musical instrument) to a lower pitch.
    • We all downtune for this song so it's easier on the singer.
    • He downtuned his guitar to play along with the recording.
    Synonyms:
    tune down

Synonyms of downtune

Forms of downtune

third-person singular presentdowntunes
present participledowntuning
past participledowntuned
pastdowntuned

Origin of downtune

From down- + tune.

Questions about downtune

What does downtune mean?
Downtune means to tune (a musical instrument) to a lower pitch.
What part of speech is downtune?
Downtune is a verb.
How do you pronounce downtune?
Downtune is pronounced /ˈdaʊntjuːn/.
What is the past tense of downtune?
The past tense of downtune is downtuned.

Words near downtune in the dictionary

  1. downtroddenness
  2. downtrodding
  3. downtrods
  4. downtube
  5. downtubes
  6. downtune
  7. downtuned
  8. downtunes
  9. downtuning
  10. downtunings
  11. downturn

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