Tune — Defs

01 n. A sound; a note; a tone.

1.
A sound; a note; a tone.
2.
A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air.(Mus.) See: Air
“Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh.” — Shak.
3.
Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood.
“A child will learn three times as much when he is in tune, as when he . . . is dragged unwillingly to [his task].” — Locke.

02 v. t. To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano…

imp. & p. p. Tuned; p. pr. & vb. n. Tuning

1.
To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin.
2.
To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
“For now to sorrow must I tune my song.” — Milton.
3.
To sing with melody or harmony.
“Fountains, and ye, that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.” — Milton.
4.
To put into a proper state or disposition.

03 v. i. To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.

1.
To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.
“Whilst tuning to the water's fall, The small birds sang to her.” — Drayton.
2.
To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum.[R.]