muffled

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/ˈmʌfl̩d/ English

Definitions

verb

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.

adjective

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

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Synonyms

dull muted softened soft covered deaf stifled off choked suffocated whitewashed asphyxiated nipped smothered strangled suppressed

Associated

oars roar cries laughter scream bells beats sounds explosion drums drum voices

Rhymes

unruffled ruffled shuffled truffled scuffled reshuffled riffled sniffled stuff filled

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