tune out

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tune out

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From tune + out.

verb tunes out · tuning out · tuned out

idiomatic, intransitive, transitive To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out. I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on.
Similar: space out, zone out
To change the channel or frequency away from. I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music.

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verb to change the channel

中文	换台 huàntái, 调台, 换频道
Português	trocar estação

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@misc{tune_out_2026,
  title = {tune out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tune%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}