muffles

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English

Definitions

noun

Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
A boxing glove.
A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)

verb

To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.“to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock”
To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.

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Synonyms

deaden tone down dull mute stifle smother dampen damp mutes deafens clanks squelches amplifies crackles reverberates caterwaul

Rhymes

snuffles ruffles shuffles scuffles riffles rough hills truffles

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