muffle
Anything that mutes or deadens soundAnything that mutes or deadens sound.
» The screaming was pained and muffled.
Meaning
6 sensesAnything that mutes or deadens sound.
глуши́тельglušítelʹ
A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
рукави́цаrukavíca
A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheels, polyspast, block and tackle.
(archaic, slang)A boxing glove.
- a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
Examples
26 sentencesThe screaming was pained and muffled.
Gunter heard a muffled voice outside.
I began to hear muffled screaming.
I heard the muffled scream again.
ruЯ снова услышал приглушённый крик. — marafon
Ziri heard what sounded like muffled screams.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English muflen (“to muffle”), aphetic alteration of Anglo-Norman amoufler, froFrom Middle English muflen (“to muffle”), aphetic alteration of Anglo-Norman amoufler, from Old French enmoufler (“to wrap up, muffle”), from moufle (“mitten”), from Medieval Latin muffula (“a muff”), of Germanic origin (—first recorded in the Capitulary of Aachen in 817 C.E.), from Frankish *muffël (“a muff, wrap, envelope”) from *mauwa (“sleeve, wrap”) (from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“sleeve”)) + *vël (“skin, hide”) (from Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, film, fleece”). Alternate etymology traces the Medieval Latin word to Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide”) from *mol (“softened, forworn”) (akin to Old High German molawēn (“to soften”), Middle High German molwic (“soft”), English mulch) + *fell (“hide, skin”).
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