Word Image
plural: tunes
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a succession of pleasing musical tones; melody; correct musical pitch or consonance; general attitude
verb: to adjust in musical pitch; to come or bring into harmony; to adjust a radio or television so that it receives clearly (often used with in); to put (an engine) in good working order (often used with up)
Word Family
tuned
tuning
tuner
tunable
tuneful
tuneless
retune
mistuned
untuned
Sentences
We found our seats just as the orchestra was tuning up.
My car needs a tune-up again.
The association changed its tune after reading the report.
Her piano was not quite in tune for the quick song she did.
I hummed a little tune while I sorted the laundry.
We tuned our bikes before the road trip.
The copilot tuned the radio to hear the message.
He sure changed his tune when the going got rough.
The antique radio’s tuner knob was sticky.
I’m always having to retune my guitar before playing it.
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