dial down

verb

1. adverb to reduce or become reduced

   to dial down an argument

Example Sentences

Get help, advocate for yourself, dial down your self-imposed parenting standards.

From The Daily Beast

And as the country started to dial down the overt sexism, women scored a major victory in Massachusetts.

From The Daily Beast

In a separate interview, Reed repeatedly pledged to “dial down” the rhetoric from Bachmann's amped up levels.

From The Daily Beast

Next run it dial down for twenty-four hours and make note of the number of seconds fast or slow in this position.

From Project Gutenberg

The rate in all positions was fast with the exception of the dial down rate, which was slow.

From Project Gutenberg