Thesaurus / muffle
FEEDBACKEXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
It is placed on the muffle-plate (see above), by which it is introduced into the furnace.
The cupels are then drawn to the mouth of the muffle, and allowed to cool slowly.
The first time it was I did see our hardy lord abbat muffle his chin, in a skin or fur brought from foreign parts.
A LEGEND OF READING ABBEYCHARLES MACFARLANE
This author must not be allowed to muffle up his throat, and keep his notes for some imaginary and far-off spring.
SPARE HOURSJOHN BROWN
The dried glass is finally heated to a temperature of dull redness in a muffle furnace.
ON LABORATORY ARTSRICHARD THRELFALL
There is no need, here, to muffle the sound of the wing-beat.
BIRDS IN FLIGHTW. P. PYCRAFT
Their task was to muffle his blasphemy and get him to the chair, which they did.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IRVIN S. (IRVIN SHREWSBURY) COBB
There are two kinds of furnaces required, the "wind" and "muffle" furnaces.
A TEXTBOOK OF ASSAYING: FOR THE USE OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH MINES.CORNELIUS BERINGER AND JOHN JACOB BERINGER
The floor of the muffle is protected with a layer of bone-ash, which absorbs any oxide of lead that may be accidentally spilt.
A TEXTBOOK OF ASSAYING: FOR THE USE OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH MINES.CORNELIUS BERINGER AND JOHN JACOB BERINGER
The opening under the door of the muffle is closed with a loosely fitting brick.
A TEXTBOOK OF ASSAYING: FOR THE USE OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH MINES.CORNELIUS BERINGER AND JOHN JACOB BERINGER
WORDS RELATED TO MUFFLE
- allay
- ameliorate
- appease
- assuage
- becalm
- button one's lip
- calm down
- can it
- choke
- clam up
- compose
- console
- cool it
- cool out
- dummy up
- fix up
- gag
- gratify
- hold it down
- hush
- ice
- inactivate
- lull
- moderate
- mollify
- muffle
- muzzle
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- please
- quieten
- reconcile
- relax
- satisfy
- settle
- shush
- shut up
- silence
- slack
- smooth
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- squash
- squelch
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- take the bite out of
- tranquilize
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