muffledadjective
uk/ˈmʌf.əld/us/ˈmʌf.əld/A muffled sound is quiet or not clear:
I could hear muffled voices next door but couldn't make out any words.
The muffled roar of traffic could be heard in the distance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Silence & quiet
- breath
- hear
- hush
- hushed
- keep it down idiom
- keep sth down
- muffle
- 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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