Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tune out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: tune out
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To change the channel or frequency away from.

Example Sentences

"I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on."
"Ants are everywhere, in such abundance that we tune them out like we tune out traffic noise."
"I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music."

Etymology

From tune + out.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tunes out (present, singular) tuning out (participle, present) tuned out (participle, past) tuned out (past)

Phrases

tune in

Frequently Paired Words

tune in

Synonyms

space out zone out

Questions

What does tune out mean?: To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
Where does tune out come from?: From tune + out.

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