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were attuning

  • past progressive
    of attune.
    attune
    verb (used with object)
    to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust.

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He came upon Miss Lady at last in the twilight on the big gallery, when the birds were chirping all about and the insects were attuning their nightly orchestra.

From The Law of the Land by Emerson Hough