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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.
[Middle English muflen, possibly from Old French mofler, to stuff, from mofle, glove; see muff2.]
muf·fle 2
(mŭf′əl)n.
The hairless snout of certain ruminants, such as moose.
[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]
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
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A kiln in which pottery is fired without direct exposure to the flames.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
2. | ![]() soften - make (images or sounds) soft or softer |
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verbTranslations
يَكْتُم الصَّوْت
tlumit
dæmpe
deyfa, kæfa hljóî
duslintuvasšalikas
apslāpētslāpēt
sesi boğmak
muffle
vt
(= wrap warmly: also muffle up) person → einmummen
(= deaden) sound, shot etc → dämpfen; noise → abschwächen; shouts → ersticken; bells, oars, drum → umwickeln
muffle
(ˈmafl) verb to deaden the sound of. They used a gag to muffle his cries.
ˈmuffler noun1. a scarf worn round the neck.
2. (American) a silencer on a motor vehicle.