[
US
/ˈməfəɫd/
]
[ UK /mˈʌfəld/ ]
[ UK /mˈʌfəld/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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being or made softer or less loud or clear
the dull boom of distant breaking waves
muted trumpets
muffled drums
muted trumpets
the muffled noises of the street -
wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy
children muffled almost to the eyebrows
How To Use muffled In A Sentence
- Mrs. Dudgeon unbars the door and opens it, letting into the stuffy kitchen a little of the freshness and a great deal of the chill of the dawn, also her second son Christy, a fattish, stupid, fair-haired, round-faced man of about 22, muffled in a plaid shawl and grey overcoat. The Devil's Disciple
- Two big screens and an electronic scoreboard made up for a muffled PA. Times, Sunday Times
- What wouldn't burn still remained: bare walls muffled with incongruous tapestries, flooring tamped over with carpets.
- No more fuzzy programmes with muffled sound and colours like confetti in a puddle. The Sun
- Pete sounded muffled. and as he turned Marcus noticed that he too had a loose thread on his shirt.
- It would take years before the noise would be muffled by mains electricity. Times, Sunday Times
- With muffled thuds and a yelp, Ace and the thief tussled on the floor.
- Those noises can also sound amazingly clear because they are not muffled by buildings, trees or any other obstacles on the ground. Times, Sunday Times
- The gryphons 'claws clicked metallically on the marble floor, and the bulk of the Palace muffled the sounds of the crowd outside. Widows and Orphans
- He walked past that area, following the still muffled voices towards the closed conference room door at the far end.