muffled

adjquietened

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adj quietened

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More words related to muffled

dull

adjective. drab, lackluster in effect on senses

duller

adjective. drab, lackluster in effect on senses

faint

adjective. having little effect on senses

fainter

adjective. having little effect on senses

Word Origin & History

early 15c., "to cover or wrap (something) to conceal or protect," perhaps from Middle French mofler "to stuff," from Old French moufle "thick glove, muff" (cf. Old French enmoufle "wrapped up"); see muff (n.). Meaning "wrap something up to deaden sound" first recorded 1761. Related: Muffled; muffling.

Example Sentences for muffled

Her voice was muffled, and he knew then that she was crying.

He leaned far over and poked his finger into a muffled form.

On the steps, a carpet, thick and heavy, muffled his footfalls.

There was a muffled uproar, and the few women present surrounded the poor man.

My gentle rap upon the hollow panel was answered by a muffled sob.

From an inner room came the muffled click, click, click of a type-writer.

Every sound was muffled, every noise changed to something soft and musical.

He could not hear if there was any response; his ears were muffled now by the spread gag.

The men in the stern slipped into the sea first with muffled splashes.

Muffled, slow, grand and mournful, it went wailing and throbbing by.

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