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muffle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: muffle

1
v
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
2
n
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: muffle
1

v deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Synonyms:
damp, dampen, dull, mute, tone down
Type of:
soften
make (images or sounds) soft or softer

v conceal or hide

muffle one's anger”
Synonyms:
repress, smother, stifle, strangle
Type of:
conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress
to put down by force or authority
2

n a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature

Type of:
kiln
a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
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