adj
Meaning 1
Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A muffled curse escaped my lips.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
muffled
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmʌfl̩d/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: M AH1 F AH0 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of muffle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
being or made softer or less loud or clear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the dull boom of distant breaking waves
- muffled drums
- the muffled noises of the street
- muted trumpets
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dull, muted, softened
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- children muffled almost to the eyebrows
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: dampita — stifled or covered up
- Spanish: tenue — stifled or covered up
- Spanish: sordo — stifled or covered up
- Spanish: apagado — stifled or covered up
- Spanish: asordinado — stifled or covered up
- Spanish: gangoso — stifled or covered up
- Spanish: amortiguado — stifled or covered up
- Spanish: amortecido — stifled or covered up