Definition of "downshifts" [downshifts]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift. (verb)

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• "The top button selects a higher gear, while the bottom button downshifts."
• "In one area, his personal life, Harris downshifts."
• "The parents nod in agreement and follow the librarian out of the room, and Barney quickly downshifts to the happy-talk patter he's perfected over the past two decades."