muffled

muf·fle ¹

 (mŭf′əl)

tr.v. muf·fled, muf·fling, muf·fles

1. To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy.

2.

a. To wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound: muffled the drums.

b. To deaden (a sound): The sand muffled the hoofbeats.

3. To make vague or obscure: "His message was so muffled by learning and 'artiness'" (Walter Blair).

4. To repress; stifle.

n.

1. Something that muffles.

2. A kiln or part of a kiln in which pottery can be fired without being exposed to direct flame.

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[Middle English muflen, possibly from Old French mofler, to stuff, from mofle, glove; see muff².]

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muf·fle ²

 (mŭf′əl)

n.

The hairless snout of certain ruminants, such as moose.

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[French mufle, perhaps blend of moufle, chubby face (from Old French; see muff²) and museau, muzzle (from Old French musel; see muzzle).]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	muffled - being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" muted, softened, dull soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
	2.	muffled - wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows" covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"

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muffled

adjective indistinct, suppressed, subdued, dull, faint, dim, muted, strangled, stifled She heard a muffled cough behind her.

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Translations

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muffled

[ˈmʌfld] ADJ

1. (= deadened) [sound, shot, cry, sob] → sordo, apagado; [voice] → apagado

2. (= warmly wrapped) → envuelto, abrigado
children muffled up in scarves and woolly hats → niños envueltos or abrigados con bufandas y gorros de lana

3. (= covered) [oars, drum, hooves] → enfundado (para amortiguar el ruido)

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muffled

adj sound, voice etc → gedämpft; shouts → erstickt; drum, bells, oars → umwickelt; a muffled conversation → eine Unterhaltung in gedämpftem Ton

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muffled

[ˈmʌfld] adj (sound) → attutito/a, smorzato/a

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