1
as in to mute
to deaden the sound of
the walls muffled their conversation so that only a low murmur was heard
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2
as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
the airport had been muffled in fog all morning long
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Recent Examples of muffle
Bunny, wearing a knitted Balaclava and carrying a clip board, called out commands to the chief electrician in a voice muffled with pain.
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Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Taylor Logsdon, who lives close to the power plant and is part of a community group opposing the project, said the sound wall hasn’t done much to muffle the turbines or reassure neighbors.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
The heavy snow will muffle the sound -- or thunderclap -- so it can only be heard up to about three miles.
—February 22, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Ideal for bedrooms, nurseries, apartments with older doors, and homes with hardwood or tile floors, this $4 draft stopper can stop the chilly air from entering, while also muffling outside noises and blocking dust, pollen, and pests.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Taylor Logsdon, who lives close to the power plant and is part of a community group opposing the project, said the sound wall hasn’t done much to muffle the turbines or reassure neighbors.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
The heavy snow will muffle the sound -- or thunderclap -- so it can only be heard up to about three miles.
—February 22, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Ideal for bedrooms, nurseries, apartments with older doors, and homes with hardwood or tile floors, this $4 draft stopper can stop the chilly air from entering, while also muffling outside noises and blocking dust, pollen, and pests.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffle
Verb
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The findings reveal a lot of variance by sector, and muted total job growth.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
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This year’s hard freeze that melted most of our daffodils also took the edge off many of the Bradford pear blooms, muting the usual burst of white flowers across the landscape.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Keep it light and clever, yet commit to a piece long enough to actually wrap it, whether that means editing your podcast or rehearsing your lines once.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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During warm-ups on Tuesday, Donovan Sebrango appeared to have been the only Panthers player to wrap rainbow tape onto his hockey stick.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Academic journals struggled to put out issues, stifled by high printing costs and staff layoffs, scrounging for enough articles to fill their pages and paying subscribers to read them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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There are those, however, who do not see regulation as a stifling force.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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At other times, the cloak reads as an exterior, modulated, flowing sculptural layer—almost like a cloud that envelops the building, as with the Luma Tower in Arles, France.—
Norman Foster,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Covered almost entirely in glass, the light and airy expanse hosts the bridge and a spacious open or enclosed lounge that can also serve as a gym and wellness area.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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This Near Northside eatery still has seats open in its dining room, enclosed veranda and (weather permitting) outside patio Easter Sunday.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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That is because these still-growing stellar infants are shrouded in natal blankets of gas and dust that readily block and absorb light, preventing most telescopes from seeing them.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Meta-analyses encompassing more than 170,000 participants have demonstrated a 25% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events and significant reductions in all-cause mortality.—
Vikas Patel,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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The sphere of influence encompasses an approximately 40,000-mile radius region around the moon.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Muffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffle. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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