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Meanings of mute in English

Portuguese
mudo
Catalan
sord-mut

A deaf person who is unable to speak.

        mudo
        Portuguese
        amortecer
        Catalan
        deslluir

        Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.

              amortecer

              Expressed without speech.

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                    Mute.

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                            Usage of mute in English
                            1
                            His history makes the adage 'innocent until proven guilty' a mute point.
                            News.com.au
                            2
                            He didn't speak, just held his hands up in a mute question.
                            Blood harvest
                            3
                            Yet low inflation and modest employment gains may mute bond market fears.
                            Reuters
                            4
                            Most of the inhabitants had gone forth; others remained in mute expectation.
                            Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
                            5
                            In his greatest hour of need, his father's spirit remained mute, unreachable.
                            Bundori
                            6
                            The men of the Lotus looked on in mute and helpless rage.
                            The Mucker
                            7
                            For the fraction of a moment the mute halted in his reply.
                            Ashton-Kirk, Investigator
                            8
                            Juliana put the television on mute and dialed Pam's number at work.
                            Love at first flight: one round trip that would change everythin...
                            9
                            Avery, who had been present and mute throughout the discussion, observed quietly.
                            Cross of St. George
                            10
                            I have heard of mute appeals; perhaps it will plead for me.
                            A Girl of the Limberlost
                            11
                            Her eyes rolled in the mute agony of an appeal for help.
                            Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time
                            12
                            But he sat mute in the midst of it, as one stunned.
                            Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
                            13
                            In fact, she has asked her manager to mute any exciting offers.
                            The Guardian
                            14
                            The boy ran across to him impulsively; then paused, mute and shy.
                            Max
                            15
                            Her mute protest, however, couldn't disguise the passion that perfumed her skin.
                            Darkness revealed
                            16
                            Pathfinder stood gazing at the woman for several minutes in mute attention.
                            The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea
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                            Translations for mute
                            Mute through the time
                            Mute across language varieties
                            United Kingdom
                            Common
                            United States of America
                            Common
                            Ireland
                            Less common