attuning

attuning is the present participle and gerund of attune.

Meaning of attune

attune (third-person singular simple present attunes, present participle attuning, simple past and past participle attuned)

(transitive) To bring into musical accord.
(transitive) To tune (an instrument).
(figuratively, transitive) To bring into harmony or accord.
- By meditating, I try to attune myself to the greater cosmos.
(poetic, transitive) To fill with music.
- Is yonder wave the sun's eternal bed? / Soon shall the orient with new lustre burn, / And spring shall soon her vital influence shed, / Again attune the grove, […]c. 1771, James Beattie, Life and Immortality

attuning (countable and uncountable, plural attunings)

Synonym of attunement
- Major Ferdinand von Groll was, however, almost as little liable to such fanciful attunings of his mood to the aspect of his surroundings as the ox to which he has already been irreverently compared in these pages.1869, Saint Pauls, volume 3, page 138
Synonyms:

attunement

plural	attunings

What does attuning mean?: Attuning means synonym of attunement.
What is attuning the present participle and gerund of?: Attuning is the present participle and gerund of attune.
What part of speech is attuning?: Attuning is a noun.
What is the plural of attuning?: The plural of attuning is attunings.

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