phrasal verb

Tone down

Rank #2239Letter TInseparable

2Sections

Make something sound more moderate

Meanings

  • Make something sound more moderate (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • She's always TONEG UP DOWN stories.
  • They TONE DOWN after the argument.
  • Women TONE UP DOWN half the workforce.

Related

Related by

Base verb “tone”

Related by

Particle “down”

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