dialling down
Decreasing the level
Dialling down means reducing intensity, volume, or emphasis—the opposite of turning something up.
The image comes from rotating a dial counterclockwise: Could you dial down the rhetoric a bit?
She dialled down her expectations after the first interview.
The spelling with double L is British; Americans write dialing down.
- loweringMoving something downward
- calmingInducing a settled state
- scaling backReducing size or extent
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- throttlingRestricting flow or speed
simplifying · de-escalating · moderating · mitigating · attenuating · suppressing · tempering · restraining · curbing · pulling back · quieting · diminishing · adjusting · muting · easing · relaxing · taking it easy · minimizing
dialling downturning up
Arriving or increasing
cranking up · ramping up · amplifying · boosting · increasing
dialling downramping up
Progressively increasing in scale
escalating · inflaming · amplifying · turning up the heat · intensifying
dialling downramping up
Progressively increasing in scale
stepping up · doubling down · leaning in · going all in · intensifying
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