- present participle of tune.
tuning
Example Sentences
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The set begins with a crackle and a hum on “The Outside,” as if tuning into a faint radio transmission from the other side of the world, and then Ms. Bridgers’s voice arrives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We believe that such selective translational tuning of gene expression through dietary manipulation likely extends to many other proteins and amino acids."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
NBCUniversal’s Peacock turns a profit for the first time, boosted by audiences tuning into the World Cup and “Love Island.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
But they were not the only ones tuning in.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Notes with this small-number ratio of 2:1 are so closely related that we give them the same name, and most tuning systems are based on this octave relationship.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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