muffled; muffling
ˈmə-f(ə-)liŋ 
Examples of muffle in a Sentence
They tried to muffle the noise.
I could hear their muffled voices from the next room.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gary Knight said the boy was in his room sleeping with the door closed and a box fan on during the murders, presumably muffling any sound.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
This time, rather than keeping them separate, zookeepers have decided to muffle the swearing by placing them with a larger flock.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
Another video, recorded moments later, shows the same drone veering left as loud air raid sirens muffle the propeller’s noise.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
The loose and meteorite-battered regolith that forms the Moon’s outer layer tends to muffle seismic waves from underneath.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
He was photographed making funny faces, trying to cover his mother’s mouth and screaming while covering his ears to muffle the sounds of overhead military planes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
On opening night, Staples muffled some of Nottage’s words so that a bit of the playwright’s poetry was lost.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Security moved a shuttle in front of the protest in an effort to muffle the disruption.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
His low desk was shoved into the corner furthest from the windows, as if Gussow had wanted to muffle the city’s distractions.
—Curbed, 26 Jan. 2024
Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
This time, rather than keeping them separate, zookeepers have decided to muffle the swearing by placing them with a larger flock.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
Another video, recorded moments later, shows the same drone veering left as loud air raid sirens muffle the propeller’s noise.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
The loose and meteorite-battered regolith that forms the Moon’s outer layer tends to muffle seismic waves from underneath.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
He was photographed making funny faces, trying to cover his mother’s mouth and screaming while covering his ears to muffle the sounds of overhead military planes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
On opening night, Staples muffled some of Nottage’s words so that a bit of the playwright’s poetry was lost.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Security moved a shuttle in front of the protest in an effort to muffle the disruption.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
His low desk was shoved into the corner furthest from the windows, as if Gussow had wanted to muffle the city’s distractions.
—Curbed, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Muffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffle. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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muffle
verb
muf·fle
ˈməf-əl
muffled; muffling
ˈməf-(ə-)liŋ
1
: to wrap up so as to conceal or protect
2
: to deaden the sound of
muffle a cry
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