TUNE, TUNED
ADJECTIVES
► A-MENDING out of tune or in the process of being tuned → 1609 obs.
► NIPPERTY-TIPPERTY of rhymes or tunes: quick and rattling in rhythm → 1817 Sc.
► QUIRKING nimble, agile; of a tune: intricate, quickly changing → 1821 Eng. dial.
NOUNS
► DEEDLE-DOODLE a meaningless song, or badly-played tune → 19C Sc.
► DIDDLE a tune in a low key → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► EARWORM an irritatingly catchy tune → colloq.
► LAY strain, tune → a1529 obs.
► RANT a lively, noisy, or irregular tune or song → 1725 chiefly Sc.
VERBS
► RAISE to start or lead a tune; to sing → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► YARK ► YERK ► YIRK to start a tune; to commence singing, playing, etc. → 1873 Sc.
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