verb Download 🔗Share To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up. Examples : "She muffled her face up in her scarf to protect it from the biting winter wind. " appearance wear action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound. Examples : "to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock" sound action communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mute or deaden (a sound etc.). Examples : "The construction noise muffled the children's conversation. " sound communication technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation. Examples : "The child muffled his words, making it hard for his teacher to understand his question. " sound language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen. Examples : "To prepare for the surprise party, Sarah muffled her son's eyes with a scarf so he couldn't see the decorations. " sound action sensation communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a sound) Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference. Examples : "The music from the party next door was muffled by the thick walls. " sound communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading