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verb

Muffle v. t. (past & past part. muffled; pres. part. muffling)

To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; often with up. "The face lies muffled up within the garment." "He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes." "Muffled up in darkness and superstition."

To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.

To wrap or fit with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock; to muffle the exhaust of a motor vehicle.

Muffle v. i. To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.

adjective

muffled adj.

Same as muted; as, muffled drums; the muffled noises of the street.

Synonyms: dull, muted, softened.

Wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; as, children muffled almost to the eyebrows.

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Etymology of 'Muffled'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Muffled" Quotes from Famous Books

... compass had been broken, and was useless; the wax light in the lantern would not burn in such a rarefied atmosphere. We descended gently across a thick layer of whitish clouds, and when we had got below them, Andreoli heard a sound, muffled and almost inaudible, which he immediately recognised as the breaking of waves in the distance. Instantly he announced to me this new and fearful danger. I listened, and had not long to wait before I was convinced that he was speaking the truth. It was ...

— Wonderful Balloon Ascents - or, the Conquest of the Skies • Fulgence Marion

... Allegretto: lively, a musical term to denote the tempo of a composition.] and in whose proudest tempo di Marcia [Footnote: Tempo di Marcia: marching time.] there sounded an unmistakable undertone of resignation. And in the tenderer pieces of the repertoire, where the melody, muffled and staggering like a cracked old human voice, groped its way amongst the rusty pipes of the treble, then there was a trembling in the bass like suppressed sobs. Now and then the voice of the tired organ failed ...

— Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools • Emilie Kip Baker

... imperious in all she does to be the cause of much surprise in those about her as to anything she does, this woman, loosely muffled, goes out into the moonlight. Mercury attends with the key. Having opened the garden-gate, he delivers the key into his Lady's hands at her request and is bidden to go back. She will walk there some time to ease her aching head. She may be an hour, she may be more. She needs ...

— Bleak House • Charles Dickens

... on her knee. Unfortunately for the success of Larry's enterprise, he also stood before the curtain-raiser—a broad, sturdy man, in rough miner's costume—whose back was turned towards him, but whose surprised visage instantly faced him on hearing the muffled noise caused by his entry. There was a burly negro also in the place, seated on a small stool, who looked ...

— The Golden Dream - Adventures in the Far West • R.M. Ballantyne

... up at the dainty little house of rose leaves, and thought he heard the sound of muffled laughter floating through the open windows. He turned once ...

— All the Way to Fairyland - Fairy Stories • Evelyn Sharp

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