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
And both sisters dived into their pillows, trying to muffle their giggles.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Vocabulary lists containing muffle
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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