muffleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmʌf.əl/us/ˈmʌf.əl/muffle verb [ T ] (MAKE LESS CLEAR)
to make a sound quieter and less clear:
The house has double-glazed windows to muffle the noise of aircraft.
to make something less strong or clear:
The report concluded that business pressure on the government had muffled the impact of the legislation.
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Silence & quiet
- breath
- hear
- hush
- hushed
- keep it down idiom
- keep sth down
- muffled
- mute
- noiseless
- pindrop silence
- quiet
- quieten
- quietly
- radio silence
- silence
- silent
- subdued
- trail
- trail away/off
- you could have heard a pin drop idiom
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Becoming and making less strong
muffle verb [ T ] (KEEP WARM)
to wear thick warm clothes in order to keep warm:
I was muffled up against the cold in a scarf and hat.
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Putting clothes on
- arrayed
- bundle
- bundle (sb) up
- doll
- doll yourself up
- dolled up
- dress
- fitting
- fling sth on/off
- get yourself/sb up
- glam
- glam (yourself) up
- put
- rig
- rig sb out
- slip
- slip into sth
- throw
- throw sth on
- try sth on
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