Muffle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Synonyms
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Meaning 2
Suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She tried to muffle her frustration when her boss rejected her idea for the third time.
- The fabric of the pillow was thick enough to muffle the sound of his crying.
- The emotion was so powerful that she found it hard to muffle her feelings any longer.
- Her hands covered her mouth to muffle the scream welling up inside her.
- Desperate not to alert the guard, she struggled to muffle her cough.