American English pronunciation
How to pronounce muffle
IPA transcription: ['mʌfəl]
Hear “muffle” pronounced
['mʌfəl]
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Noun
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a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
Verb
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conceal or hide
“smother a yawn”
“muffle one's anger”
“strangle a yawn”
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deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Usage examples
- He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so.
- The mute muffled the high tones of the horn.
- The mute muffled the high tones of the horn.
- He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so.
- It is muffled and dreary.
- He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so.
- He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so.
- He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so.
- He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so.
- He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so.