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Muffled

verb
/ˈmʌfl̩d/
Word Frequency: 1.8

Definitions

1.verbTo wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
2.verbTo wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
"to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock"
3.verbTo mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
4.verbTo speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
5.verbTo prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
6.adjective(of a sound) Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference.

Synonyms

dullmutedsoftenedsoftcovereddeafstifledoffchokedsuffocatedwhitewashedasphyxiated

Rhymes With

unruffledruffledshuffledtruffledscuffledreshuffledriffledsniffled
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