- present participle of tune.
tuning
Example Sentences
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As his phone overheated in North Carolina, he decided that instead of tuning out the noise, he would jump cleats-first into the comments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Engineers expect to improve that performance even further as they continue tuning the guidance system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Beyond the broadcast networks, the wider media ecosystem is tuning him out.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Along with other countries like Canada and Australia, Porchfests have been tuning up in more locations across the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
As I did, the towering computers around me began to emit a cacophony of sound, like a grand orchestra tuning up.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
