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Meanings of
muffle
in English
Portuguese
amortecer
Catalan
deslluir
Back to the meaning
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
dull
damp
mute
dampen
tone down
Portuguese
amortecer
Catalan
ofegar
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Conceal or hide.
stifle
repress
strangle
smother
Catalan
ofegar
Usage of
muffle
in English
1
I must not have heard her enter the house through the
muffle
.
2
Wired: Speakers hidden behind the piano-black front bezel provide crisp,
muffle
-
free
audio.
3
The wind seemed to
muffle
it and fly away with it directly.
4
If I did
muffle
the oars it was for a good reason.
5
It rang again-louderthis time, without the purse to
muffle
the sound.
6
These he draped above the hall door, to
muffle
any chance sound.
7
Get off with as little noise as possible, and
muffle
your oars.
8
Yes, and
muffle
your horse's hoofs, too, in crossing the railroad track.
9
In short, what did Henry ever
muffle
and disguise but the truth?
10
I've tried to
muffle
that noise but some of it seeped in.
11
I shoved my left hand over his mouth to
muffle
the scream.
12
No
muffle
;
sub-orbital sinus moderate, somewhat linear; no canines; groin-pits large; feet-pits present.
13
Transfer to a small smooth cupel and place in the
muffle
.
14
Their figures were hidden in the
muffle
of their dirty garments.
15
The Poles played raucous music in order to
muffle
their screams.
16
Rapp sealed the doors and Gazich's screams were reduced to a hollow
muffle
.
Other examples for "muffle"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
muffle
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
muffle the sound
muffle a cough
clap a muffle
distant muffle
good muffle
More collocations
Translations for
muffle
Portuguese
amortecer
abafar
Catalan
deslluir
trencar-se
deslluir-se
romejar
espuntar
esmussar
despuntar
ofegar
sufocar
Muffle
through the time
Muffle
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common