Alternative form of downcurrent

plural of down-current

simple past tense and past participle of talk down

present participle of talk down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of talk down

simple past tense and past participle of throttle down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of throttle down

present participle of throttle down

To reduce power to (an engine), reduce speed / To suppress (an emotion)

(idiomatic) Temporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated.