1
as in to mute
to deaden the sound of
the walls muffled their conversation so that only a low murmur was heard
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
the airport had been muffled in fog all morning long
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Recent Examples of muffle
Incessant and nerve-shattering, the cacophony of the sounds of war — shelling, air-raid alarms, explosions — has seemingly muffled the voices of those under Russian attack in Ukraine.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
The Kims, a family struggling to make ends meet, set their scheming sights on the Parks, a well-to-do family with plenty of problems of their own, but also plenty of money to muffle their dysfunction.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sonos Ace do an excellent job muffling ambient noise on airplanes.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Many of these devices are equipped with noise-cancelling technology that muffles the ambient sound of the world—honking cars, yelling children, clacking keyboards—by emitting vibrations of the opposite frequency.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
The Kims, a family struggling to make ends meet, set their scheming sights on the Parks, a well-to-do family with plenty of problems of their own, but also plenty of money to muffle their dysfunction.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sonos Ace do an excellent job muffling ambient noise on airplanes.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Many of these devices are equipped with noise-cancelling technology that muffles the ambient sound of the world—honking cars, yelling children, clacking keyboards—by emitting vibrations of the opposite frequency.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffle
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Setting boundaries and expectations If seeing all the happy, romantic holiday posts feels too difficult, taking a break from social media or muting certain accounts may help, Abrams said.Kristen Rogers, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Trading profits, particularly in energy, have been muted across the industry as an extended period of volatility following the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has begun to subside.Bloomberg, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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Sure, amid the flurry of finding gifts and wrapping everything elaborately, who has time to stack meringues and glue them together with buttercream?Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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Then wrap the dough around each chocolate ball and bake; the cookies spread and collapse around the chocolate.Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bureaucracy has also stifled innovation even when its military utility is obvious.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Leaders who avoid conflict breed mediocrity and stifle innovation and creativity.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sound envelops the scene with a balance between the chaos of the crowd and the galvanizing score as Walker brings us closer into the fight.Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Motorists may be driving on dry roads with clear visibility one moment and then be enveloped in a wall of snow the next, struggling to see and maintain control.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Little is known about the gray industrial design, which has been shrouded in secrecy.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the disease is shrouded in stigma and silence that could be impacting the search for a cure — and endangering patients’ lives.Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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In two hours, the duo planted seeds for 17 oak trees, enclosed them in mesh chicken wire to deter hungry fauna and tagged each one.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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The hard shell of the nautilus encloses a series of chambers.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The weight is due to its internals being encased in a mix of polished resin, ABS plastic and acoustic fabric, which as well as giving it a solid and robust feel bodes well for sound quality.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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There are three bottles in the series, each sporting a different hued crown on the label—green, blue and yellow—and each encased in three unique boxes that when brought together fashion a part of Basquiat's masterpiece In Italian (1983).Jillian Dara, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Instead of encircling Taiwan, Chinese naval ships appear aiming to assert control within the first island chain – a strategic chain of islands encompassing Japan, Taiwan, parts of the Philippines and Indonesia, the official added.Wayne Chang, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Their platforms, which encompass social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, enable advertisers to reach specific demographics with precision.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Muffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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