 muffle |
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| 1. | [ verb ] conceal, suppress, or hide | |
| Synonyms: | stifle smother | |
| Examples: | "smother a yawn" |
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| Related terms: | suppress | |
| 2. | [ verb ] quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible | |
| Synonyms: | stifle deaden smother damp tone_down mute repress strangle dampen | |
| Related terms: | suppress hush smotherer | |
| 3. | [ verb ] deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping | |
| Synonyms: | dull damp dampen tone_down mute | |
| Related terms: | soften silencer damper | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (food) a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature | |
| Related terms: | kiln | |
| Similar spelling: |
maffle |
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