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[ muhf -uh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmʌf əl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), muf·fled, muf·fling. to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.
to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means.
to wrap or envelop in a cloak, shawl, coat, etc., especially to keep warm or protect the face and neck (often followed by up ): Muffle up the children before they go out.
to wrap (oneself) in a garment or other covering: muffled in silk.
to alter temporarily the profile of (a plaster mold) in order to run a base coat of plaster that will later be covered by a finish coat having the true profile.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun something that muffles.
muffled sound.
an oven or arched chamber in a furnace or kiln, used for heating substances without direct contact with the fire.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of muffle 1 1400–50; late Middle English mufeln, perhaps aphetic form of Anglo-French *amoufler, for Old French enmoufler to wrap up, muffle, derivative of moufle mitten (see en-1 , muff); (def. 8) directly <French moufle literally, mitten
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Definition for muffle (2 of 2) [ muhf -uh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmʌf əl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun the thick, bare part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents.
Origin of muffle 2 1595–1605; <Middle French mufle muzzle, snout, probably blend of moufle chubby face (obscurely akin to German Muffel snout) and museau snout, muzzle
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Example sentences from the Web for muffle He pulled one out and slipped it over my head, zipping the mouth closed to muffle my voice.
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Police theorized that her killer used the blanket to muffle the sound of the gunshots.
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From that spot, the canvas pulsates before your eyes, like a fabric reaching out to muffle you—like a primordial soup, bubbling.
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Susan Batson, a Hollywood acting coach, says that actors don't explicitly say that their goal is to muffle their words.
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Knock off the useless appendages to words which serve only to muffle simple sounds.
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“Muffle up your heads in your ponchos, and push on for the love of life,” he exclaimed.
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It is then strongly ignited in the muffle (or over the blowpipe) with the addition of a small lump of ammonic carbonate.
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One plan is to allow the cupels to cool in the muffle itself, the mouth being closed with hot charcoal.
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You've made me miss my stroke; but I'll not miss you, and I'll give it to you till you muffle that clapper of yours.
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British Dictionary definitions for muffle (1 of 2) verb (tr) (often foll by up) to wrap up (the head) in a scarf, cloak, etc, esp for warmth
to deaden (a sound or noise), esp by wrapping
to prevent (the expression of something) by (someone)
noun something that muffles
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing porcelain, enamel, etc, at a low temperature
Word Origin for muffle C15: probably from Old French; compare Old French moufle mitten, emmouflé wrapped up
British Dictionary definitions for muffle (2 of 2) noun the fleshy hairless part of the upper lip and nose in ruminants and some rodents
Word Origin for muffle C17: from French mufle, of unknown origin
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