vverb.contactsuppress in order to conceal or hideSynset:muffle repress smother stifle strangle
Examples:- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a laugh
- repress a cry of fear
Derivationally Related Form:smothererstiflingstifler
Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:smotherinhibit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.perceptiondeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingSynset:damp dampen dull muffle mute tone down
Derivationally Related Form:dampermufflermute
Hypernyms:soften
Inherited Hypernyms:mufflesoftenchange intensitychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allbeing or made softer or less loud or clearSynset:dull muted softened
Examples:- the dull boom of distant breaking waves
- muffled drums
- the muffled noises of the street
- muted trumpets
Antonyms:loud
Inherited Hypernyms:dull
Similar to:soft
adj satadj.allwrapped up especially for protection or secrecyExamples:- children muffled almost to the eyebrows
Antonyms:bare
Inherited Hypernyms:muffled
Similar to:covered