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Muffle Sound  Muffled Thick Muffled Mʌf ə L

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 / mʌf ə l /   verb  [ transitive ] 

1 to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something :  
The falling snow  muffled the sound  of our footsteps. 
Her  voice  was  muffled  by the pillow in which she had hidden her face. 
2 ( also   muffle somebody up )  [ usually passive ]   to cover yourself or another person with something thick and warm  SYN  wrap up 
be muffled (up) in something 
Penelope arrived, muffled up in a thick coat. 
 
  

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