downtoning

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A form of downtone — To tone down; to make less emphatic or significant; to downplay.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of downtone
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APA

downtoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtoning

MLA

“downtoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtoning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downtoning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtoning.

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