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- Dictionarymuffle/ˈmʌfl/
verb
- 1. wrap or cover for warmth: "everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves" Similar
- 2. cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness: "the soft beat of a muffled drum"
noun
- 1. a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products: "a muffle furnace"
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MUFFLE definition: 1. to make a sound quieter and less clear: 2. to make something less strong or clear: 3. to wear…. Learn more.
The meaning of MUFFLE is to wrap up so as to conceal or protect : envelop. How to use muffle in a sentence.
Muffle definition: to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound. See examples of MUFFLE used in a sentence.
MUFFLE meaning: 1. to make a sound quieter and less clear: 2. to make something less strong or clear: 3. to wear…. Learn more.
verb. If something muffles a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice. [VERB noun] She heard a muffled cough behind her. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: deaden, suppress, gag, stifle More Synonyms of muffle. More Synonyms of muffle. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
To muffle is to quiet a sound, usually by wrapping it with something. If you try to speak with a scarf over your mouth, your voice will be muffled.
1. To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy. 2. a. To wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound: muffled the drums. b. To deaden (a sound): The sand muffled the hoofbeats. 3. To make vague or obscure: "His message was so muffled by learning and 'artiness'" (Walter Blair). 4. To repress; stifle. n. 1.
