Muffle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmʌfl|
Brit.
|ˈmʌf(ə)l|
noun
- a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
verb
- suppress in order to conceal or hide (syn: repress, smother, stifle, strangle)
muffle one's anger
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping (syn: damp, dampen, dull, mute, tone down)Extra examples
They tried to muffle the noise.
I could hear their muffled voices from the next room.
The falling snow muffled the sound of our footsteps.
Her voice was muffled by the pillow in which she had hidden her face.
Penelope arrived, muffled up in a thick coat.
Can the noise of the engine be muffled up any better?
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: muffle
he/she/it: muffles
present participle: muffling
past tense: muffled
past participle: muffled
I/you/we/they: muffle
he/she/it: muffles
present participle: muffling
past tense: muffled
past participle: muffled
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