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muffle

 
Noun muffle has 1 sense
  1. muffle - a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
    --1 is a kind of
    kiln
Verb muffle has 2 senses
  1. smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
    --1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
    --2 is one way to soften
    Derived forms: noun muffler3, noun muffler1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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