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单词 unmuffled
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unmuffledadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌfld/, U.S. /ˌənˈməf(ə)ld/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and muffled adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, muffled adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + muffled adj.
Not muffled (in various senses).
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1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell i. sig. Cv To walke vnmuffled, dreadlesse of these fleshhookes, Euen in the daring'st streets through all the Citty.
1763 R. Bentley Patriotism i. 6 She..stretch'd to Bow, and heard th' unmuffled Tongue of Night strike Two.
1838 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 482/1 A species of cudgel, with a heavy unmuffled nob at one end.
1986 F. Peretti This Present Darkness i. 9 The rides were..powered by unmuffled tractor engines.
2006 J. Garbarino See Jane Hit v. 116 He..proceeded to rev up the unmuffled engine.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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