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 • Feb. 22, 2026

I watched as the woman cuffed the phone receiver, attempting, ironically, to muffle the private information she was giving to a 13-year-old.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2023

Neustadter, an executive producer here as well, notes, “When we meet Clare in our series, she’s trying to muffle her pain, but it’s always with her.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

There were also hundreds of people in the building, others in the area and cars in the parking lot that would muffle and deflect sounds.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Holding it tight against him to muffle the tinkle, he jumped to the stool, to the floor, and out the crack.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden