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
They're so, so loud that it doesn't matter where you turn it on or try to muffle it, it's just super loud.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2023
“Any device that is intended to silence or muffle a firearm is illegal,” Gascón said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022
She thought about all the nights they had stayed up late, talking in whispers and using their pillows to muffle their laughter.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Vocabulary lists containing muffle
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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