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tuning out

tuning out is the present participle and gerund of tune out.

Meaning of tune out

Verb

tune out (third-person singular simple present tunes out, present participle tuning out, simple past and past participle tuned out)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
    • I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on.
    Synonyms:
    space out, zone out
  2. To change the channel or frequency away from.
    • I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music.

Questions about tuning out

What is tuning out the present participle and gerund of?
Tuning out is the present participle and gerund of tune out.

Words near tuning out in the dictionary

  1. tuning in
  2. tuning key
  3. tuning keys
  4. tuning lever
  5. tuning levers
  6. tuning out
  7. tuning peg
  8. tuning pegs
  9. tuning system
  10. tuning up
  11. tuning wrench

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