Thesaurus / muffle
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While headbands do provide some natural muffle, the fabric won’t be enough to tune out sounds within close range.
IF YOU’RE DREAMING OF THE BEST HEADPHONES FOR SLEEPING, HERE THEY ARECARSEN JOENKOCTOBER 7, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEIt is placed on the muffle-plate (see above), by which it is introduced into the furnace.
COOLEY'S CYCLOPDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES..., SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME IARNOLD COOLEYThe cupels are then drawn to the mouth of the muffle, and allowed to cool slowly.
COOLEY'S CYCLOPDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES..., SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME IARNOLD COOLEYThe 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 MACFARLANEThis author must not be allowed to muffle up his throat, and keep his notes for some imaginary and far-off spring.
SPARE HOURSJOHN BROWNThe dried glass is finally heated to a temperature of dull redness in a muffle furnace.
ON LABORATORY ARTSRICHARD THRELFALLThere is no need, here, to muffle the sound of the wing-beat.
BIRDS IN FLIGHTW. P. PYCRAFTTheir task was to muffle his blasphemy and get him to the chair, which they did.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IRVIN S. (IRVIN SHREWSBURY) COBBThere 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 BERINGERThe 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 BERINGERWORDS RELATED TO MUFFLE
- abolish
- annihilate
- beat down
- bottle
- bring to naught
- burke
- censor
- check
- clamp
- conceal
- conquer
- contain
- cover up
- crack down on
- crush
- curb
- cut off
- extinguish
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- interrupt
- keep in
- keep secret
- muffle
- muzzle
- overcome
- overpower
- overthrow
- put an end to
- put down
- put kibosh on
- put lid on
- quash
- quell
- quench
- repress
- shush
- silence
- sit on
- smother
- snuff out
- spike
- squash
- stamp out
- stifle
- stop
- subdue
- trample
- withhold
- abolishes
- annihilates
- beats down
- bottles
- brings to naught
- burkes
- censors
- checks
- clamps
- conceals
- conquers
- contains
- covers up
- cracks down on
- crushes
- curbs
- cuts off
- extinguishes
- holds back
- holds down
- holds in
- interrupts
- keeps in
- keeps secret
- muffles
- muzzles
- overcomes
- overpowers
- overthrows
- puts an end to
- puts down
- puts kibosh on
- puts lid on
- quashes
- quells
- quenches
- represses
- shushes
- silences
- sits on
- smothers
- snuffs out
- spikes
- squashes
- stamps out
- stifles
- stops
- subdues
- tramples
- withholds
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