Verb
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on.
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.
We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur. Nicholas D. Kristof
You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out. Temple Grandin
That's been hard being away from the family, because Washington can be lonely. When you tune out of all the activity, that's like, you're alone. Erik Paulsen
I love watching a good, freaky horror movie. I love it. It's one of my favorite things to do, to go and see at the cinema. Just to tune out and be freaked out. Yvonne Strahovski
More and more, I tune out when I see the word "elites," regarding it as a lazy Marxist slur, from both Left and Right. I still use it, when I believe it is absolutely the right word. But more and more, it makes me say, "Bye." Jay Nordlinger
We're used to the characteristics of social media - participation, connection, instant gratification - and when school doesn't offer the same, it's easy to tune out. Adora Svitak