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Being or made softer or less loud or clear.
dull
softened
muted
soft
Muffled.
covered
dull
softened
muted
1
Yet, the faint cries for help plus some
dull
thumping noises continue.
2
And in one as in the other the finer susceptibilities grow
dull
.
3
As so often with the environment, it's the
dull
things that work.
4
You sit
dull
in the market all day; you want a feast.
5
Europe's belief in a
dull
but safe civilisation is its main attraction.
1
Beijing has
softened
its position somewhat on Syria in the past week.
2
Under the new Labour-led government some policies have been
softened
or scrapped.
3
The war and a new century had
softened
the city's mourning customs.
4
The rich details of the decorations are
softened
in the night light.
5
Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until
softened
,
about 7 minutes.
1
However, weaker demand kept trading relatively
muted
this week, another trader said.
2
However, market participants warned the immediate impact was likely to be
muted
.
3
So far the effect on the wider gold market has been
muted
.
4
His speech received a largely
muted
response for long periods of time.
5
Meanwhile, an economist is expecting a more
muted
housing market this year.
1
The state-level data could signal an inflection point
muffled
by national statistics.
2
She thought she heard another sound too:
muffled
voices crying for help.
3
No answer, just the strange,
muffled
sounds that she couldn't quite identify.
4
Jason's response echoes after it,
muffled
by distance and intimidation: 'Fair's fair.
5
Parry heard
muffled
talk as the girl explained things to her family.
6
I heard voices, then a
muffled
expletive ahead and to my right.
7
Jack began to hear
muffled
voices: coming from under the ground, naturally.
8
He could hardly make out the words: her voice was so
muffled
.
9
Marta heard what her friend said, but the voice was
muffled
,
distant.
10
Even the wood pigeon we'd heard earlier seemed
muffled
and far away.
11
As Hanna made her way upstairs, she heard a small,
muffled
voice.
12
And here the little drama was blurred and
muffled
in his memory.
13
A
muffled
shot sounded from somewhere in the depths of the house.
14
It was the sound of many guns,
muffled
in the distant forest.
15
That time, he'd clearly heard his own
muffled
yelp of sudden fright.
16
The clock at Alderslea down the valley struck eight in
muffled
tones.
muffled
muffle
·
muffled voice
muffled sound
muffled cry
muffled roar
muffled scream