Definition of tone down
- People will be more likely to listen to you if you tone down your language a little.
- She toned her wardrobe down for her new job.
: vocal or musical sound of a specific quality
: a sound of definite pitch and vibration
: whole step
: to impart tone to : strengthen
: to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound : mellow
: to change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image
: toward or in a lower physical position
: to a lying or sitting position
: toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom
: down (see 1down) along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on
: to cause to go or come down (see 1down) : such as
: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting : bring down
: consume
: occupying a low position
: directed or going downward
: lower in price
: descent, depression
: an instance of putting down someone (such as an opponent in wrestling)
: a complete play to advance the ball
: an undulating usually treeless upland with sparse soil
: a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England
: a covering of soft fluffy feathers
: something soft and fluffy like down
: down syndrome
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