- present participle of tune.
tuning
Example Sentences
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Tuning into the Golden Globes this year might mean more than catching a glimpse of the stars or getting an idea of what the Oscars might have in store.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024
Orange Lutheran 4, JSerra 1: Tuning up for the playoffs, the Lancers got 16 strikeouts from Brianne Weiss in the Trinity League win.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Tuning these pigments out at shallower depths allows the sharks to see a spectrum of available colors instead of focusing on only blue light.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 23, 2023
Tuning in to the secret vocal life of turtles required Jorgewich Cohen to visit wildlife institutions in five countries, where he made recordings of 53 different species.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2022
To read a little about one such tradition, please see Indian Classical Music: Tuning and Ragas.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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