英语词汇“muffle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mufflemuffle /ˈmʌfəl/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYmuffle

Origin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from Old French moufle glove, from Medieval Latin moffula; ➔ MUFF¹

VERB TABLE

muffle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	muffle
	he, she, it	muffles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	muffled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have muffled
	he, she, it	has muffled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had muffled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will muffle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have muffled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am muffling
	he, she, it	is muffling
	you, we, they	are muffling
Past	I, he, she, it	was muffling
	you, we, they	were muffling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been muffling
	he, she, it	has been muffling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been muffling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be muffling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been muffling

1to make a sound less loud and clear: The falling snow muffled all sounds.2[usually passive] (also muffle somebody ↔ up) to cover yourself with something thick and warm: The children were muffled up in thick coats.