muffle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /mʌfl̩/

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Verb

Plain form muffle

Third-person singular muffles

Past tense muffled

Past participle muffled

Present participle muffling

1. (transitive) If you muffle someone, you wrap a person in fabric for warmth or protection.

   He muffled up his daughter to prevent her from catching a cold.

2. (transitive) If you muffle something, you wrap or cover it to lower or mute the sound.