tuning

/ ˈtjuːnɪŋ /

noun

1. a set of pitches to which the open strings of a guitar, violin, etc, are tuned

   the normal tuning on a violin is G, D, A, E

2. the accurate pitching of notes and intervals by a choir, orchestra, etc; intonation

Example Sentences

The children walked into the machine shed, past rows of parked farm machines, and found Roz tuning up the milk truck.

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After Saturday's third and final one-day international in New Zealand, England fly to Australia for three weeks of fine tuning before the first Ashes Test in Perth.

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No one is tuning into “Boston Blue” with the expectation that it will break new ground in the police-procedural business.

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Under her firm hand, my classmates and I marched through our ABCs in unison, voicing each letter like an orchestra tuning for a show.

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Perhaps it’s these attributes that make podcasts so appealing to the roughly half to two-thirds of Gen Z who report tuning in at least once a month.

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