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Muffle

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAnything that mutes or deadens sound.
2.NounA warm piece of clothing for the hands.
3.NounA boxing glove.
4.NounA kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
5.NounThe bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
6.NounA machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheels, polyspast, block and tackle.
7.VerbTo wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
8.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"
9.VerbTo mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
10.VerbTo speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
11.VerbTo prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
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