Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuning

/ˈtuːnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: tun-ing
IPA: /ˈtuːnɪŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Action of the verb to tune.

noun

Action of the verb to tune.

noun

Action of the verb to tune.

verb

present participle and gerund of tune

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtuːnɪŋ/
British English: /ˈtjuːnɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

tunings (plural)

Derived Forms

phototuning

Phrases

fine-tuning cross-tuning open tuning tuning fork tuning hammer tuning head tuning key tuning lever

Frequently Paired Words

cross-tuning open tuning tuning fork tuning hammer tuning head tuning key tuning lever tuning peg

Rhymes With

pruning ballooning swooning crooning cartooning communing bruning impugning cocooning bruening chewning

Questions

How do you pronounce tuning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuːnɪŋ/.
What does tuning mean?: Action of the verb to tune.

How to pronounce tuning

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