Front | muffle |
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Back | / 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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