muffled; muffling
ˈmə-f(ə-)liŋ 
Examples of muffle in a Sentence
They tried to muffle the noise.
I could hear their muffled voices from the next room.
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In testing, Dyson's noise cancellation effectively muffled out most distracting sounds, including street noise, the rumble of subway trains, and music in a coffee shop.
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Incessant and nerve-shattering, the cacophony of the sounds of war — shelling, air-raid alarms, explosions — has seemingly muffled the voices of those under Russian attack in Ukraine.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
The Kims, a family struggling to make ends meet, set their scheming sights on the Parks, a well-to-do family with plenty of problems of their own, but also plenty of money to muffle their dysfunction.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sonos Ace do an excellent job muffling ambient noise on airplanes.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Incessant and nerve-shattering, the cacophony of the sounds of war — shelling, air-raid alarms, explosions — has seemingly muffled the voices of those under Russian attack in Ukraine.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
The Kims, a family struggling to make ends meet, set their scheming sights on the Parks, a well-to-do family with plenty of problems of their own, but also plenty of money to muffle their dysfunction.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sonos Ace do an excellent job muffling ambient noise on airplanes.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Muffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffle. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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muffle
verb
muf·fle
ˈməf-əl
muffled; muffling
ˈməf-(ə-)liŋ
1
: to wrap up so as to conceal or protect
2
: to deaden the sound of
muffle a cry
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