muffle (redirected from muffles)

muf·fle ¹  (mfl)

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  (mfl)

n.

The fleshy, hairless snout of certain mammals, such as ruminants.

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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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muffle¹

vb (tr)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) (often foll by up) to wrap up (the head) in a scarf, cloak, etc., esp for warmth

2. to deaden (a sound or noise), esp by wrapping

3. to prevent (the expression of something) by (someone)

n

1. something that muffles

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a kiln with an inner chamber for firing porcelain, enamel, etc., at a low temperature

[probably from Old French; compare Old French moufle mitten, emmouflé wrapped up]

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muffle²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the fleshy hairless part of the upper lip and nose in ruminants and some rodents

[from French mufle, of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	muffle - a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature kiln - a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
Verb	1.	muffle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" stifle, strangle, repress, smother conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	2.	muffle - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping damp, mute, tone down, dampen, dull soften - make (images or sounds) soft or softer

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muffle

verb

1. deaden, suppress, gag, stifle, silence, dull, soften, hush, muzzle, quieten He held a handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice. (often with up)

2. wrap up, cover, disguise, conceal, cloak, shroud, swathe, envelop, swaddle All of us were muffled up in several layers of clothing.

Translations

muffle [ˈmʌfl] VT

1. (= deaden) [+ sound] → amortiguar

2. (= wrap warmly) (also muffle up) → abrigar
to muffle o.s. (up) → abrigarse

3. (= cover) [+ oars, drum, hooves] → enfundar(para amortiguar el ruido)
he muffled the receiver (Telec) → tapó el auricular con la mano

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muffle [ˈmʌf^əl] vt

[+ sound] → assourdir, étouffer

(against cold) → emmitoufler

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muffle

vt

(= wrap warmly: also muffle up) person → einmummen

(= deaden) sound, shot etc → dämpfen; noise → abschwächen; shouts → ersticken; bells, oars, drum → umwickeln

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muffle [ˈmʌfl] vt

a. (wrap warmly) (also muffle up) → imbacuccare

b. (deaden, sound) → smorzare, attutire; (screams) → soffocare

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muffle

v muffle [ˈmafl]

to deaden the sound of They used a gag to muffle his cries. demp يَكْتُم الصَّوْت заглушавам (u)tlumit dæmpe dämpfen πνίγω θόρυβο amortiguar, ensordecer summutama دم دهان کسی را گرفتن vaimentaa assourdir לְעַמֵם आवाज दबाना prigušiti zvuk tompít meredam deyfa, kæfa hljóð coprire, attenuare 音を消す (목소리, 소리를) 죽이다 (pri)slopinti []slāpēt membalut dempen dempe lyd tłumić abafar a înăbuşi заглушать (u)tlmiť zadušiti prigušiti dämpa, tysta ner ห่อหุ้มหรือปกปิดอย่างหนาแน่น sesi boğmak 壓抑(聲音) глушити, заглушати آواز دبانا bóp nghẹt 压抑（声音）

n muffler

1 a scarf worn round the neck. doek لِفاع، شال шал šála tørklæde das Halstuch κασκόλ bufanda kaelarätt شال گردن kaulaliina cache-col צָעִיף गुलबंद rubac za vrat sál selendang leher hálsklútur scialle マフラー 목도리 šalikas šalle mafela sjaal skjerf, halstørkle szalik cachecol fular кашне šál šal marama halsduk ผ้าพันคอ atkı 圍巾 кашне, шарф گلے میں پہنا جانے والا اسکارف khăn quàng cổ 围巾

2 (American) a silencer on a motor vehicle. demper كاتِم الصَّوْت في السَّيّارَه муфел tlumič lydpotte der Schalldämpfer σιγαστήρας αυτοκινήτου silenciador summuti صدا خفه کن äänenvaimennin silencieux עַמָם בְּמַפלֶט הַמכוֹנִית निशब्दक prigušivač, ispušni lonac hangtompító peredam knalpot hljóðkútur silenziatore 消音器 자동차의 소음기 duslintuvas klusinātājs peredam bunyi knalpot lydpotte tłumik silenciador amortizor de zgomot глушитель tlmič dušilec prigušivač ljuddämpare สิ่งห่อหุ้ม susturucu 消聲器 глушник گاڑی کا سائلینسر khăn thắt lưng 消声器