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- the child is both deaf and mute because her hearing was lost at birth
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- remained mute no matter how much we pleaded for an answer
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nounSynonyms of mute (Entry 2 of 3)
- I was practicing my trumpet at three in the morning when the mute fell out, and I managed to wake everyone up
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of mute (Entry 3 of 3)
- closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
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