muffle (Meaning)
muffle (n)
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
muffle (v)
suppress in order to conceal or hide
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
muffle (n.)
The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.
muffle (v. t.)
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.
To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
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.
Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
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.
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.
A pulley block containing several sheaves.
muffle (v. i.)
To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
Synonyms & Antonyms of muffle
muffle Sentence Examples
- The muffler on the car effectively muffled the loud engine noise.
- Lucy's fluffy scarf beautifully muffled her laughter.
- The thick curtains muffled the street sounds outside.
- The soft blanket muffled the baby's cries.
- The earmuffs muffled the deafening roar of the crowd.
- The rug muffles the footsteps in the hallway.
- The pillow muffled my embarrassed squeak.
- The snow muffled the sound of the approaching train.
- The carpet muffled my cautious steps across the creaky floorboards.
- The headphones muffled the distracting office chatter, allowing me to concentrate.
FAQs About the word muffle
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature, suppress in order to conceal or hide, deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingThe
stifle,mute, pad,soften, insulate, soundproof, baffle,tone (down), subdue, dampen
strengthen, amplify, enhance, unmuffle, heighten, unmuffle, deepen,increase, amplify, deepen
The muffler on the car effectively muffled the loud engine noise.
Lucy's fluffy scarf beautifully muffled her laughter.
The thick curtains muffled the street sounds outside.
The soft blanket muffled the baby's cries.
