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muffled
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).]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | muffled - being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"muted, softened, dullsoft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" | | 2. | muffled - wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows"covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" |
muffledadjective indistinct, suppressed, subdued, dull, faint, dim, muted, strangled, stifled She heard a muffled cough behind her.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemufflemuffled
Related to muffled: muffled heart soundsSynonyms for muffledadj indistinctSynonyms- indistinct
- suppressed
- subdued
- dull
- faint
- dim
- muted
- strangled
- stifled
Synonyms for muffledadj being or made softer or less loud or clearSynonymsRelated Wordsadj wrapped up especially for protection or secrecyRelated Words |