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noun
- A pleasing succession of musical tones melody
- A dominant theme
- Correct musical pitch or consonance
- Agreement, harmony
"in tune with the times"
- General attitude approach
"changed his tune when the going got rough"
- A frame of mind mood
- Amount, extent
"custom-made to the tune of $40 to $50 apiece"
- Manner of utterance intonation
- Quality of sound tone
verb
- To adjust in musical pitch or cause to be in tune
"tuned her guitar"
- To bring into harmony attune
- To adjust for precise functioning
- To make more precise, intense, or effective
- To adjust (a radio or television receiver) to respond to waves of a particular frequency
- To establish radio contact with
"tune in a directional beacon"
- To adjust the frequency of the output of (a device) to a chosen frequency or range of frequencies
- To become attuned
- To adjust a radio or television receiver to respond to waves of a particular frequency
verb
- To listen to or view a broadcast of
"tuned in the weather report"
- To listen to or view a broadcast
"tune in next week for the conclusion"
- To associate oneself with what is happening or one's surroundings
verb
- To become unresponsive to ignore
- To dissociate oneself from what is happening or one's surroundings
noun
- A general adjustment to ensure operation at peak efficiency
"an engine tune-up"
- A preliminary trial warm-up
verb
- To adjust or alter (a recording) with Auto-Tune software especially to correct sung notes that are out of tune
verb
- To adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness
"fine-tune a TV set"
- To improve through minor alteration or revision
"fine-tune the temperature of the room"
- To stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations
idiom
- To change the way one talks about something to have a different opinion about something
"He bragged that the test was easy, but when he saw his grade he changed his tune."
idiom
- To do what someone (else) wants or forces one to do
"The boss has got everyone dancing to her tune."
idiom
- Used to say that the person who pays for something controls how it is done
This clue was used on December 27, 2025.
This clue has been used several times with the same answer. It also appeared on these dates:
November 20, 2025
August 15, 2025