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muffle
muf·fle 1 M0466800 (mŭf′əl)tr.v. muf·fled, muf·fling, muf·fles 1. To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy.2. a. To wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound: muffled the drums.b. To deaden (a sound): The sand muffled the hoofbeats.3. To make vague or obscure: "His message was so muffled by learning and 'artiness'" (Walter Blair).4. To repress; stifle.n.1. Something that muffles.2. A kiln or part of a kiln in which pottery can be fired without being exposed to direct flame.
[Middle English muflen, possibly from Old French mofler, to stuff, from mofle, glove; see muff2.]
muf·fle 2 M0466800 (mŭf′əl)n. The hairless snout of certain ruminants, such as moose.
[French mufle, perhaps blend of moufle, chubby face (from Old French; see muff2) and museau, muzzle (from Old French musel; see muzzle).]muffle (ˈmʌfəl) vb (tr) 1. (Clothing & Fashion) (often foll by up) to wrap up (the head) in a scarf, cloak, etc, esp for warmth2. to deaden (a sound or noise), esp by wrapping3. to prevent (the expression of something) by (someone)n4. something that muffles5. (Ceramics) a kiln with an inner chamber for firing porcelain, enamel, etc, at a low temperature[C15: probably from Old French; compare Old French moufle mitten, emmouflé wrapped up]
muffle (ˈmʌfəl) n (Zoology) the fleshy hairless part of the upper lip and nose in ruminants and some rodents[C17: from French mufle, of unknown origin]muf•fle1 (ˈmʌf əl)
v. -fled, -fling,
n. v.t. 1. to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums. 2. to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means. 3. to wrap or envelop in a shawl, coat, etc., esp. to keep warm or protect the face and neck (often fol. by up). 4. to wrap (oneself) in a garment or other covering: muffled in silk. 5. to suppress; stifle. n. 6. something that muffles. 7. muffled sound. 8. an oven to heat something, as pottery. [1400-50; perhaps aph. form of Anglo-French *amoufler, for Old French enmoufler to muffle, derivative of moufle mitten (see en-1, muff); (definition 8) directly < French moufle literally, mitten] muf•fle2 (ˈmʌf əl)
n. the thick, bare part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents. [1595–1605; < Middle French mufle muzzle, snout, probably b. moufle chubby face (obscurely akin to German Muffel snout) and museau snout, muzzle] muffle
Past participle: muffled
Gerund: muffling
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| I muffle | | you muffle | | he/she/it muffles | | we muffle | | you muffle | | they muffle |
| Preterite |
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| I muffled | | you muffled | | he/she/it muffled | | we muffled | | you muffled | | they muffled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am muffling | | you are muffling | | he/she/it is muffling | | we are muffling | | you are muffling | | they are muffling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have muffled | | you have muffled | | he/she/it has muffled | | we have muffled | | you have muffled | | they have muffled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was muffling | | you were muffling | | he/she/it was muffling | | we were muffling | | you were muffling | | they were muffling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had muffled | | you had muffled | | he/she/it had muffled | | we had muffled | | you had muffled | | they had muffled |
| Future |
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| I will muffle | | you will muffle | | he/she/it will muffle | | we will muffle | | you will muffle | | they will muffle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have muffled | | you will have muffled | | he/she/it will have muffled | | we will have muffled | | you will have muffled | | they will have muffled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be muffling | | you will be muffling | | he/she/it will be muffling | | we will be muffling | | you will be muffling | | they will be muffling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been muffling | | you have been muffling | | he/she/it has been muffling | | we have been muffling | | you have been muffling | | they have been muffling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been muffling | | you will have been muffling | | he/she/it will have been muffling | | we will have been muffling | | you will have been muffling | | they will have been muffling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been muffling | | you had been muffling | | he/she/it had been muffling | | we had been muffling | | you had been muffling | | they had been muffling |
| Conditional |
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| I would muffle | | you would muffle | | he/she/it would muffle | | we would muffle | | you would muffle | | they would muffle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have muffled | | you would have muffled | | he/she/it would have muffled | | we would have muffled | | you would have muffled | | they would have muffled |
muffleA kiln in which pottery is fired without direct exposure to the flames.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  muffle - a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperaturekiln - a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks | | Verb | 1. | muffle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"stifle, strangle, repress, smotherconquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" | | 2. |  muffle - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingdamp, mute, tone down, dampen, dullsoften - make (images or sounds) soft or softer |
muffleverb1. deaden, suppress, gag, stifle, silence, dull, soften, hush, muzzle, quieten He held a handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice. (often with up)2. wrap up, cover, disguise, conceal, cloak, shroud, swathe, envelop, swaddle All of us were muffled up in several layers of clothing.muffleverb1. To decrease or dull the sound of:dampen, deaden, mute, stifle.2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.Informal: sit on (or upon).Translationsmuffle (ˈmafl) verb to deaden the sound of. They used a gag to muffle his cries. 捂住(聲音) 压抑（声音） ˈmuffler noun1. a scarf worn round the neck. 圍巾 围巾2. (American) a silencer on a motor vehicle. (美)消聲器 消声器IdiomsSeemuffle upmuffle
muffle1 a kiln with an inner chamber for firing porcelain, enamel, etc., at a low temperature
muffle2 the fleshy hairless part of the upper lip and nose in ruminants and some rodents Muffle a closed chamber in which material to be heated in a furnace is placed in order to prevent contact with products of combustion of fuel. Heat is transmitted to the material being heated through the wall of the muffle, which is made of molded firebrick or heat-resistant steel. In a number of cases, muffles are filled with a special protective gas. Compartment furnaces equipped with a muffle are frequently called muffle furnaces. muffle1. A material used to build up the core of a large plaster molding. 2. To deaden sound.muffle
muffle (mŭf′əl)n. The hairless snout of certain ruminants, such as moose.muffle (mŭf′ĕl) To wrap or cover something in order to suppress sound or to clothe or protect the body.muffle
Synonyms for muffleverb deadenSynonyms- deaden
- suppress
- gag
- stifle
- silence
- dull
- soften
- hush
- muzzle
- quieten
verb wrap upSynonyms- wrap up
- cover
- disguise
- conceal
- cloak
- shroud
- swathe
- envelop
- swaddle
Synonyms for muffleverb to decrease or dull the sound ofSynonymsverb to hold (something requiring an outlet) in checkSynonyms- burke
- choke
- gag
- hold back
- hold down
- hush
- quench
- repress
- smother
- squelch
- stifle
- strangle
- suppress
- throttle
- sit on
Synonyms for mufflenoun a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperatureRelated Wordsverb conceal or hideSynonyms- stifle
- strangle
- repress
- smother
Related Words- conquer
- inhibit
- stamp down
- suppress
- subdue
- curb
verb deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingSynonyms- damp
- mute
- tone down
- dampen
- dull
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