"tune down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tunes down [present, singular, third-person], tuning down [participle, present], tuned down [participle, past], tuned down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tune down (third-person singular simple present tunes down, present participle tuning down, simple past and past participle tuned down)
  1. (music) To tune an instrument by decreasing its pitch Categories (topical): Music

Inflected forms

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