Synonyms for muffled

Grammar : Adj

Spell : muhf-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmʌf əl

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Définition of muffled

Origin : early 15c., "to cover or wrap (something) to conceal or protect," perhaps from Middle French mofler "to stuff," from Old French moufle "thick glove, muff" (cf. Old French enmoufle "wrapped up"); see muff (n.). Meaning "wrap something up to deaden sound" first recorded 1761. Related: Muffled; muffling.

adj quietened

Example sentences :

Her voice was muffled, and he knew then that she was crying.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

He leaned far over and poked his finger into a muffled form.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

On the steps, a carpet, thick and heavy, muffled his footfalls.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

There was a muffled uproar, and the few women present surrounded the poor man.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

My gentle rap upon the hollow panel was answered by a muffled sob.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

From an inner room came the muffled click, click, click of a type-writer.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

Every sound was muffled, every noise changed to something soft and musical.
Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various

He could not hear if there was any response; his ears were muffled now by the spread gag.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

The men in the stern slipped into the sea first with muffled splashes.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Muffled, slow, grand and mournful, it went wailing and throbbing by.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

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