muf·fle 1 (m f  l)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. [Middle English muflen, possibly from Old French mofler, to stuff, from mofle, glove; see muff2.] |
| muf·fle 2 (mfl) n. The fleshy, hairless snout of certain mammals, such as ruminants. [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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| 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" 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" |
muffled
adjective indistinct, suppressed, subdued, dull, faint, dim, muted, strangled, stifled She heard a muffled cough behind her.
Translations
muffled
adj sound, voice etc → gedämpft; shouts → erstickt; drum, bells, oars → umwickelt; a muffled conversation → eine Unterhaltung in gedämpftem Ton
muffled [ˈmʌfld] adj (sound) → attutito/a, smorzato/a
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