muffled; muffling
ˈmə-f(ə-)liŋ 
Examples of muffle in a Sentence
They tried to muffle the noise.
I could hear their muffled voices from the next room.
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However, while the snow sometimes muffles the thunder, the lightning can more easily be seen.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
His low desk was shoved into the corner furthest from the windows, as if Gussow had wanted to muffle the city’s distractions.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Dec. 2024
Get your pet soundproof earmuffs or play soothing sounds on a sound machine to muffle noise.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
His low desk was shoved into the corner furthest from the windows, as if Gussow had wanted to muffle the city’s distractions.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Dec. 2024
Get your pet soundproof earmuffs or play soothing sounds on a sound machine to muffle noise.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
Unlike typical earplugs, these filter out damaging frequencies without muffling the sound.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Muffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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muffle
verb
muf·fle
ˈməf-əl
muffled; muffling
ˈməf-(ə-)liŋ
1
: to wrap up so as to conceal or protect
2
: to deaden the sound of
muffle a cry
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