Thesaurus / muffled
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Edna could hear the whispering voices of dead men and the click of muffled gold.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINA muffled sound of voices became audible, and Irvin, following a moment of hesitation, crossed and opened the door.
DOPESAX ROHMERA church clock struck the hour of seven, its clangor intruding upon the silence only as a muffled boom.
DOPESAX ROHMERGradually the muffled beat of hoofs grew more pronounced, a shuffling monotone that filled the night.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRHe kissed her tenderly, passed through the gate; his steps were heard muffled along the lane.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSFrom somewhere in the thicket below a muffled thump, thump, thump came up to them, as though some one was wielding an ax.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSJess saw that he was a little man, and the high ulster collar muffled the lower part of his face.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISONLamb was just lighting a cigaret, gazing down the hallway of the fourteenth floor, when the muffled report came up the staircase.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSPretty soon we detected a muffled and heavy sound, and next moment we guessed what it was.
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)We heard muffled sounds approaching, and we sank down to the ground where we were.
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)WORDS RELATED TO MUFFLED
- buttoned-up
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- could hear a pin drop
- dumb
- hushed
- hushful
- inaudible
- low
- low-pitched
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- noiseless
- not saying boo
- peaceful
- quiescent
- quieted
- reserved
- reticent
- secretive
- silent
- soft
- soundless
- speechless
- still
- stilled
- taciturn
- tight-lipped
- uncommunicative
- unexpressed
- unspeaking
- unuttered
- whist
- buttoned up
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- could hear a pin drop
- dumb
- hushed
- hushful
- inaudible
- low
- low-pitched
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- noiseless
- not saying boo
- peaceful
- quiescent
- quieted
- reserved
- reticent
- secretive
- silent
- soft
- soundless
- speechless
- still
- stilled
- taciturn
- tight-lipped
- uncommunicative
- unexpressed
- unspeaking
- unuttered
- whist
- buttoned up
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- could hear a pin drop
- dumb
- hushed
- hushful
- inaudible
- low
- low-pitched
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- noiseless
- not saying boo
- peaceful
- quiescent
- quieted
- reserved
- reticent
- secretive
- silent
- soft
- soundless
- speechless
- still
- stilled
- taciturn
- tight-lipped
- uncommunicative
- unexpressed
- unspeaking
- unuttered
- whist
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