tune
noun
a succession of musical sounds forming a melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
was tuning
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past progressiveof tune.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At a parrot-green house in El Sereno, the Grammy-winning band Quetzal was tuning up for a monster jam rehearsal, a few weeks ahead of its free Saturday night concert in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
“The way I think about it, it’s one of these knobs that evolution was tuning to give hummingbirds this adaptation of hovering flight,” Hiller says.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 24, 2023
During both goal celebrations, he gestured with his hands over his ears in an apparent attempt to say he was tuning out the controversy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Who fetched the tea for Bobby Moore while he was tuning his saxophone?
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
In the club downstairs, the band was tuning their instruments.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
