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单词 muffle
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muffle

verb
/ˈmʌfl/
/ˈmʌfl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they muffle
/ˈmʌfl/
/ˈmʌfl/
he / she / it muffles
/ˈmʌflz/
/ˈmʌflz/
past simple muffled
/ˈmʌfld/
/ˈmʌfld/
past participle muffled
/ˈmʌfld/
/ˈmʌfld/
-ing form muffling
/ˈmʌflɪŋ/
/ˈmʌflɪŋ/
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  1. muffle something to make a sound quieter or less clear
    • He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.
  2. muffle somebody/something (up) in something to wrap or cover somebody/something in order to keep them/it warm
    • She muffled the child up in a blanket.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a shortening of Old French enmoufler; the noun (mid 17th cent.) from Old French moufle ‘thick glove’.
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