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Meaning and definition for "muffle" word
[verb] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
[verb] deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping
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\Muf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muffling}.] [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula, OD. moffel a muff. See {Muff}.] 1. To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up. --South. The face lies muffled up within the garment. --Addison. He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. --Dryden. Muffled up in darkness and superstition. --Arbuthnot. 2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen. 3. To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock.
\Muf"fle\, v. i. [Cf. F. maffle, mumble, D. moffelen.] To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
\Muf"fle\, n. [F. moufle, prop., a mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See {Muffle}, v. t., {Muff}.] 1. Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff. 2. (Metal.) An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc. 3. (Ceramics) A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln. 4. A pulley block containing several sheaves. --Knight.
Synonyms for muffle
damp, dampen, dull, mute, repress, smother, stifle, strangle, tone down
See also: conquer | curb | inhibit | kiln | soften | stamp down | subdue | suppress |
Related terms: apply to, choke off, conk, cope, cowl, dampener, dull, enfold, hood, lay over, muzzle, nostrils, obscure, repress, shroud, silence, smeller, sound-absorbing material, soundproofing, suppress, trunk, veil
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Let's analyse "muffle" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELFFUM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
muffle: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight. |
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