Word Finder - muffled

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

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

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

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To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).

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To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.

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

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

There followed a muffled boom.

He could tell from her muffled voice she was crying.

The messenger's voice was muffled by the door.

Evelyn sang, her voice muffled through the door.

Dean never even heard Gladys Turnbull's muffled alarm clock.

I quite understand, said Berg, getting up and speaking in a muffled and guttural voice.

The only sound was the muffled sound of hooves in the sand and the occasional clink of a harness.

I was surprised when the recipient of my muffled tip-calls was not the usual person.

The Guardian's muffled voice grew louder as he pulled the head off the costume.

The whites of Jade.s eyes were visible before they drew near enough to hear his muffled shouts.

Natasha, muffled up in shawls which did not hide her eager face and shining eyes, galloped up to them.

She made no effort to move away from him, but he pushed her slightly forward until she stumbled, and caught a branch as she let out a muffled scream.

As she looked over his shoulder, she caught her breath in a muffled scream.

The muffled beats of music thumped through her open windows.

The larger bell was muffled and the little bells on the harness stuffed with paper.

She didn't look back, but his muffled curse chased after her.

Traci called, voice muffled by the bathroom door.

It was as if small objects had been buried in the ground, and their weak magic was muffled.

Sofia's anguished scream was still muffled.

A long time passed until both heard the muffled but distinct sound of Martha's quiet sobbing in her adjacent room.

The sound of a door closing and muffled voices outside the door were followed by silence.

The sound of a muffled explosion from beyond the door made her rise.

The second caller was a lady friend of Fred's by the sound of the muffled conversation.

She began to cry, her sobs muffled as she leaned forward against her arms.

She turned and ran, her laughter muffled in the waterlogged air.

General Greene asked, his voice muffled over the communications system.

Then he heard a muffled sound from behind the partially closed bathroom door.

She continued to cry in muffled sobs against his chest.

When the port of Boston was closed by Great Britain in 1774 the bell of the old First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Portland (built 1740; the present building dates from 1825) was muffled and rung from morning till night, and in other ways the town showed its sympathy for the patriot cause.

Splintering and groaning filled the air, followed by muffled crashes as the trees behind the Others toppled into the snow.

There had been a ' muffled explosion ' in one of the nearby Underground tunnels, and they were evacuating.

Dare to knock with a loud thud in muffled orange fingerless gloves.

How came ye muffled in so hush a mask?

They made a hasty exit into the passage that led to their rooms whence muffled laughter exploded.

Things are clear in the studio, slightly muffled outside.

The bells were half muffled in memory of HRH Princess Margaret.

The sound was still quite loud at 100 yards but it was so muffled as to be useless.

The request has been made that bells are not muffled.

Audio English mono - sounds okay but rather muffled compared to the other tracks.

Engine noise is well muffled and vibration can only really be felt through the gearstick.

All shops and public houses closed and muffled peals on the church bells.

Do I hear the muffled sobs of a Wounded Child?

Above the incantations there was the muffled thud of music from the next field.

But over the last thirty years letterpress has disappeared and the muffled, blurred effect of pixellated images has become universal.

The head is large and crested with a short beak, leaf type comb, muffled face, small rounded wattles and earlobes.

In distant parts of the building I heard the muffled slamming of doors.

That we can hear slightly muffled, sitting in the sun grinning big stupid grins, not believing our luck?

There is a muffled hiss which soon subsides into silence.

Sound is muffled on a vinyl floor tile due to the soft cushioning each has.

Because the vocal cords are located in the larynx just below the area of the epiglottis, the swollen epiglottis makes the patient's voice sound muffled and strained.