MUFFLE

/mʌfl̩/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 17

Definition

  1. noun a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature.
  2. verb suppress in order to conceal or hide. — synonyms: smother, stifle, strangle, repress
  3. verb deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. — synonyms: mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone_down

Examples

  • “to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock”

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