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muffled

How to use muffled in a sentence

Edna could hear the whispering voices of dead men and the click of muffled gold.

A muffled sound of voices became audible, and Irvin, following a moment of hesitation, crossed and opened the door.

DOPESAX ROHMER

A church clock struck the hour of seven, its clangor intruding upon the silence only as a muffled boom.

DOPESAX ROHMER

Gradually the muffled beat of hoofs grew more pronounced, a shuffling monotone that filled the night.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

He kissed her tenderly, passed through the gate; his steps were heard muffled along the lane.

From somewhere in the thicket below a muffled thump, thump, thump came up to them, as though some one was wielding an ax.

Jess saw that he was a little man, and the high ulster collar muffled the lower part of his face.

Lamb was just lighting a cigaret, gazing down the hallway of the fourteenth floor, when the muffled report came up the staircase.

Pretty soon we detected a muffled and heavy sound, and next moment we guessed what it was.

We heard muffled sounds approaching, and we sank down to the ground where we were.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985