muffling
present participle ofmuffle
muffle
verb[T]
uk/ˈmʌf.əl/us/ˈmʌf.əl/muffleverb[T](MAKE LESS CLEAR)
to make asoundquieterand lessclear:
Thehousehas double-glazedwindowsto muffle thenoiseofaircraft.
to make something lessstrongorclear:
Thereportconcludedthatbusinesspressureon thegovernmenthad muffled theimpactof thelegislation.
Silence & quiet
- cricket
- cricketsidiom
- deafening
- deafeningly
- hush
- inaudibly
- keep it downidiom
- keepsomethingdown
- muffled
- muted
- quiet
- quieten
- silent
- silently
- soundlessly
- subdued
- trail away/off
- underyourbreathidiom
- unmute
- you could have heard a pin dropidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Becoming and making less strong
muffleverb[T](KEEP WARM)
towearthickwarmclothesinordertokeepwarm:
I was muffledupagainst thecoldin ascarfandhat.
Putting clothes on
- arrayed
- bundle
- bundle (someone) up
- doll
- dollyourselfup
- dolled up
- dress
- fling
- get up
- glam
- glam(yourself)up
- makeyourselfrespectableidiom
- mask
- redon
- respectable
- rig
- rigsomeoneout
- slip
- slip intosomething
- throw
Examplesofmuffling
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The second was the same kind of drill silenced with amufflingcover, and the third was an electric road breaker.
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It is the same with themufflingof aircraft noise.
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He asked a number of questions about the possibilities ofmufflingengine noise and about the noise of take-off.
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Possibly the best way of countering the noise is bymufflingin some way.
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Even an enlightened employer tends to see the issue in terms ofmufflinga worker against hazards or providing him with ear plugs.
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What extra noise protection andmufflingmeasures will be considered to protect them against the additional capacity that he is proposing?
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These groups tend more and more towards inequality; towards the restriction of social rights and liberties and themufflingof social protest.
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There is a real danger that there will be amufflingof debate over those crucial value judgments and assumptions which must underlie any long term strategy.
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Are adequatemufflingdevices being developed?
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The producer solved this bymufflingthe buzzing with the ocean overdub.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some jazz drummers avoid using thick drum heads, preferring single ply drum heads or drum heads with nomuffling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are internal and externalmufflingdevices which rest on the inside or outside of the drumhead, respectively.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Disadvantages to merged stereo involvemufflingmirror-image stereo channels that are otherwise identical to the human ear.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, in 1979 these panes were removed after the carillon was expanded and due to complaints that the panes weremufflingthe sound.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Depending on the directionality of the louvers, once can choose between slightly higher flow capacity or slightly greatermuffling.
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