tune down

verb

To tune an instrument by decreasing its pitch

“Tune down the guitar a bit, you're slightly sharp.”

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Meanings

verbtune down (third-person singular simple present tunes down, present participle tuning down, simple past and past participle tuned down)

present singular third person tunes down · participle present tuning down · participle past tuned down · past tuned down

  1. entertainmentTo tune an instrument by decreasing its pitch

    Tune down the guitar a bit, you're slightly sharp.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
downtune
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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