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tuning down

tuning down is the present participle and gerund of tune down.

Meaning of tune down

Verb

tune down (third-person singular simple present tunes down, present participle tuning down, simple past and past participle tuned down)

  1. To tune an instrument by decreasing its pitch
    • Tune down the guitar a bit, you're slightly sharp.

Questions about tuning down

What is tuning down the present participle and gerund of?
Tuning down is the present participle and gerund of tune down.

Words near tuning down in the dictionary

  1. tunicwise
  2. tunier
  3. tuniest
  4. tuniness
  5. tuning
  6. tuning down
  7. tuning fork
  8. tuning forks
  9. tuning hammer
  10. tuning hammers
  11. tuning head

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