tuning up

VERB

bring into harmony

Synonyms

WEAK

accommodate adapt adjust attune conform coordinate dial fix harmonize integrate modulate pitch proportion reconcile regulate set string tighten

Antonyms

WEAK

break destroy harm hurt

VERB

harmonize

Synonyms

WEAK

accommodate adapt adjust attune conform coordinate dial fix harmonize integrate modulate pitch proportion reconcile regulate set string tighten tune

Example Sentences

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But that just means Ekitike needs a little tuning up.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

On Tchaikovsky Street, as a midsummer evening softened into dusk, the Lviv Philharmonic was tuning up for a tribute to Myroslav Skoryk, a contemporary Ukrainian composer who died in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2022

Accelerator physicists have been slowly tuning up the LHC’s beams for months, Lamont says.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 12, 2022

Burnes allowed just one hit in five innings in tuning up for a possible opening day start for Milwaukee.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022

Around her the hum of violas and cellos tuning up grew quiet as Mrs. Peters stormed in, thermos in hand.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng