1
as in shushing
to stop the noise or speech of
muted the television while she was on the phone
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2
as in muffling
to deaden the sound of
closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
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Recent Examples of muting
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.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
That part of the evening ended with CBS News, the host network, muting their microphones and moving on.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Kristen Rogers, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
That part of the evening ended with CBS News, the host network, muting their microphones and moving on.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Muting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muting. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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