dialled back

A form of dial back — To reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of dial back
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APA

dialled back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialled%20back

MLA

“dialled back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialled%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialled back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialled%20back.

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