muf·fle

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• muf|fle — muf|fle1 «MUHF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. to wrap in something in order to soften or stop the sound: »to muffle oars, to muffle a drum. A bell can be muffled with cloth. 2. to dull or deaden (a sound). »I heard voices, too, speaking… …   Useful english dictionary

• un|muf|fle — «uhn MUHF uhl», verb, fled, fling. –v.t. to strip of or free from something that muffles: »to unmuffle the face. –v.i. to throw off something that muffles …   Useful english dictionary

• muf — muf·fe·tee; muf·fin; muf·fin·eer; muf·fled; muf·flin; muf·fu·let·ta; MUF; muf·fle; muf·fler; muf·ti; rag·a·muf·fin; muf·fa·let·ta; muf·fa·tee; muf·fled·ly; rag·ga·muf·fin; …   English syllables

• fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… …   English syllables

• muffle — muf·fle …   English syllables

• muffle — muf·fle (mufґəl) a part of a furnace, usually removable or replaceable, in which material may be placed for processing, without exposing it to the direct action of the heat source …   Medical dictionary

• muffle — muf|fle [ˈmʌfəl] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old French moufle glove , from Medieval Latin moffula; MUFF1] 1.) to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something ▪ The falling snow muffled the sound of our… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• muffle — muf|fle [ mʌfl ] verb transitive 1. ) to make a sound quieter and less easy to hear: The trees muffle the sound of the traffic. 2. ) to wrap someone or something in thick clothing, cloth, etc. so that they are warm: They were both muffled in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• muffle — I muf•fle [[t]ˈmʌf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling n. 1) to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums[/ex] 2) to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means 3) to wrap or envelop in a shawl, coat, etc., esp. to keep warm or protect… …   From formal English to slang

• Bemuffle — Be*muf fle, v. t. To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up. [1913 Webster] Bemuffled with the externals of religion. Sterne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English