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.
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The mic picks up your voice cleanly, so your squad hears you without static or muffling.
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PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
National Autism Resources notes that many people on the autism spectrum are sound sensitive, and suggests that headphones that muffle sound could be beneficial.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Following Heath Ledger’s Joker performance in The Dark Knight was always going to be a difficult task, and this movie’s sound design (like Dunkirk’s) does Hardy a disservice by muffling so much of his dialogue as Bane through that damn mask.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Through new policies and aggressive cuts, the administration is taking steps that will encourage more pollution while muffling the science that shows the harms.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
National Autism Resources notes that many people on the autism spectrum are sound sensitive, and suggests that headphones that muffle sound could be beneficial.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Following Heath Ledger’s Joker performance in The Dark Knight was always going to be a difficult task, and this movie’s sound design (like Dunkirk’s) does Hardy a disservice by muffling so much of his dialogue as Bane through that damn mask.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Through new policies and aggressive cuts, the administration is taking steps that will encourage more pollution while muffling the science that shows the harms.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for muffle
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“Muffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffle. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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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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