tune out — to stop listening or paying attention to something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to stop listening or paying attention to something
Pronunciation (IPA): /tuːn aʊt/
Example Sentences
- My mom was lecturing me about cleaning my room, but I just tuned out after the first sentence.
- Students often tune out when teachers explain grammar rules.
- I learned to tune out my neighbor's loud music by wearing headphones.
tune out
NOUN[/tuːn aʊt/]
to stop listening or paying attention to something
💡 Concept
to stop listening or paying attention to something
🎵 Rhyme
Under the moon with a silver spoon, she tunes out soon!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/tuːn aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/tjuːn aʊt/
🌳Etymology
Roottune
Suffix-out
🎵Rhyme
tunemoonsoonspoon
tune
moon
soon
spoon
🔗Collocations
tune out distractions
tune out completely
tune out the noise
tend to tune out
tune out from reality
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom was lecturing me about cleaning my room, but I just tuned out after the first sentence.”
“Students often tune out when teachers explain grammar rules.”
“I learned to tune out my neighbor's loud music by wearing headphones.”
😄 Fun example
“He tuned out so completely during the meeting that he didn't even notice when everyone left.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
ignorezone outswitch offblock outturn off
Antonyms
tune inpay attentionfocus
Related
tune inturn offswitch offblock outzone out
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