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- pronunciation:
- muh
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
muffles, muffling, muffled |
| definition 1: |
to wrap or cover, as for warmth, protection, or privacy (often fol. by "up").
- synonyms:
- cover, envelop, swathe, wrap
- similar words:
- bind, blanket, cloak, enwrap, pad, shield, swaddle
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| definition 2: |
to deaden (sound), often by using a covering, wrapping, or other device.
The silencer muffled the gunshot.The thick forest muffled our shouts.- synonyms:
- deaden
- similar words:
- drown, hush, mute, silence, smother
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| definition 3: |
to wrap or cover in order to deaden sound from or of.
He muffled the gun in a blanket.- synonyms:
- insulate
- similar words:
- soundproof
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| related words: |
baffle, clothe, disguise, gag, quiet, still, subdue, suppress, tuck, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
that which muffles.
- similar words:
- baffle, gag, muffler, mute, silencer
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| definition 2: |
a part of a furnace or kiln used to bake or fire something such as pottery without direct contact with the fire.
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