muffle

Example Sentences

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State said China had used a technique known as decoupling to muffle the register and evade detection.

From The Wall Street Journal

Danny tried to cover his ears but it didn’t muffle the sound.

From Literature

The fog seemed to muffle the sound of Tiamat's footsteps.

From Literature

He repeated this to Ma when she came back came through the doorway, his voice muffled by the nails held in his mouth. “. hia!”

From Literature

This muffles what the boys are saying out loud—because I can hear that, too, of course—but nothing stops me from hearing their thoughts.

From Literature