cross-tune

verb

To give an alternative tuning to (the open strings of a string instrument).

Meanings

verbcross-tune (third-person singular simple present cross-tunes, present participle cross-tuning, simple past and past participle cross-tuned)

present singular third person cross-tunes · participle present cross-tuning · participle past cross-tuned · past cross-tuned

  1. transitiveentertainmentTo give an alternative tuning to (the open strings of a string instrument).

Origin

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APA

cross-tune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tune

MLA

“cross-tune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tune. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-tune,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tune.

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