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muffled

/ˈmʌfl̩d/

verb

Meaning

  • To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.

  • To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.

    "to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock"

  • To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).

  • To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.

  • To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.

adjective

Meaning

  • (of a sound) Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference.