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/ |
- muffle something to make a sound quieter or less clear
- He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.
- 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.
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’.