Muffle definition
Muffle is defined as to wrap or cover for protection, to keep warm or make quiet.
An example of muffle is wrapping a citrus tree in a blanket to protect it from frost.
An example of muffle is putting your hand over someone's mouth to keep them quiet.
verb
The definition of a muffle is a kiln or furnace that keeps items put inside protected from direct flames.
An example of a muffle is the device a potter would use to fire their clay bowls.
noun
To repress; stifle.
verb
To wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound.
Muffled the drums.
verb
To deaden (a sound).
The sand muffled the hoofbeats.
verb
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Something that muffles.
noun
A kiln or part of a kiln in which pottery can be fired without being exposed to direct flame.
noun
The hairless snout of certain ruminants, such as moose.
noun
To wrap up in a shawl, blanket, cloak, etc. so as to hide, keep warm, or protect.
verb
To wrap or cover in order to deaden or prevent sound.
verb
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To deaden (a sound), as by wrapping.
verb
To prevent the expression of; stifle.
verb
An oven in which pottery, etc. can be fired without being exposed directly to the flame.
noun
A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
noun
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To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
verb
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.
verb
(intransitive, dated) To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
verb
To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy.
verb
To make vague or obscure.
verb
The fleshy bare part of the upper lip and nose of certain mammals, as ruminants or rabbits.
noun
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The hairless snout of certain ruminants, such as moose.
noun
Origin of muffle
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English muflen possibly from Old French mofler to stuff from mofle glove muff2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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 CE), from Frankish *muffël "a muff, wrap, envelope" from *muff- "sleeve, wrap" (from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“sleeve")) + *vël "skin, hide" (from Proto-Germanic *fellÄ… (“skin, film, fleece"), from Proto-Indo-European *pel(e)(w)-, *plÄ“(w)- (“skin, hide")). Akin to Middle High German mouwe, mōwe (“sleeve") (German Muff "muff", Dutch mouw "sleeve"). Alternate etymology traces the Medieval Latin word to Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide") from *mol (“softened, forworn") (akin to Old High German molawÄ“n "to soften", Middle High German molwic "soft") + *fell (“hide, skin"). Akin to Old High German fel (“fell, skin, hide"), Old English fell (“fell, skin, hide"). More at mulch, fell, camouflage.
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