muffle

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).]

muffle

(ˈmʌfəl)

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

4. something that muffles

5. (Ceramics) a kiln with an inner chamber for firing porcelain, enamel, etc, at a low temperature

[C15: probably from Old French; compare Old French moufle mitten, emmouflé wrapped up]

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muffle

(ˈmʌfəl)

n

(Zoology) the fleshy hairless part of the upper lip and nose in ruminants and some rodents

[C17: from French mufle, of unknown origin]

muf•fle¹

(ˈmʌf əl)
v. -fled, -fling,
n. v.t.

1. to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.

2. to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means.

3. to wrap or envelop in a shawl, coat, etc., esp. to keep warm or protect the face and neck (often fol. by up).

4. to wrap (oneself) in a garment or other covering: muffled in silk.

5. to suppress; stifle.

n.

6. something that muffles.

7. muffled sound.

8. an oven to heat something, as pottery.

[1400-50; perhaps aph. form of Anglo-French *amoufler, for Old French enmoufler to muffle, derivative of moufle mitten (see en-¹, muff); (definition 8) directly < French moufle literally, mitten]

muf•fle²

(ˈmʌf əl)
n.

the thick, bare part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents.

[1595–1605; < Middle French mufle muzzle, snout, probably b. moufle chubby face (obscurely akin to German Muffel snout) and museau snout, muzzle]

muffle

Past participle: muffled
Gerund: muffling

Imperative

muffle

muffle

muffle

A kiln in which pottery is fired without direct exposure to the flames.

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

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.

muffle

verb

1. To decrease or dull the sound of:

dampen, deaden, mute, stifle.

2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:

burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.

Informal: sit on (or upon).

Translations

يَكْتُم الصَّوْت

tlumit

dæmpe

dämpfenFlaschenzug

assourdir

deyfa, kæfa hljóî

imbacuccareinfagottaremuffolasmorzare

duslintuvasšalikas

apslāpētslāpēt

dempedempe lyd

sesi boğmak

压抑声音

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

muffle

[ˈmʌf^əl] vt

[+ sound] → assourdir, étouffer

(against cold) → emmitoufler

muffle

vt

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

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

muffle

[ˈmʌfl] vt

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

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

muffle

(ˈmafl) verb

to deaden the sound of. They used a gag to muffle his cries. demp يَكْتُم الصَّوْت заглушавам abafar (u)tlumit dämpfen dæmpe 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 dempendempe lydtłumić د چا غږ مخه نیول abafar a înăbuşi заглушать (u)tlmiť zadušiti prigušiti dämpa, tysta ner ลดเสียงลง sesi boğmak 捂住(聲音) глушити, заглушати آواز دبانا bóp nghẹt 压抑（声音）

ˈmuffler noun

1. a scarf worn round the neck. doek لِفاع، شال шал cachecol šála das Halstuch tørklæde κασκόλbufanda kaelarätt شال گردن huivi cache-colצעיף गुलबंद rubac za vrat sál selendang leher hálsklútur scialle マフラー 목도리 šalikas šalle mafela sjaalskjerf, halstørkleszalik د غاړی شال 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 silenciador tlumič der Schalldämpfer lydpotte 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 knalpotlydpottetłumik غږ بندول silenciador amortizor de zgomot глушитель tlmič dušilec prigušivač ljuddämpare เครื่องดับเสียงท่อไอเสียของรถยนต์ susturucu (美)消聲器 глушник گاڑی کا سائلینسر khăn thắt lưng 消声器