muffle
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State said China had used a technique known as decoupling to muffle the register and evade detection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
I watched as the woman cuffed the phone receiver, attempting, ironically, to muffle the private information she was giving to a 13-year-old.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2023
Neustadter, an executive producer here as well, notes, “When we meet Clare in our series, she’s trying to muffle her pain, but it’s always with her.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
The change, on the heels of a risk assessment done by the government, would likely muffle access to information showing changes in public sentiment toward the city.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Thick velvet hangings admitted no thread of light, and would muffle the sound of prayer and war alike.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Mr. Orhan offsets the novel’s magical realism with plainspoken prose that muffles Dilara’s increasingly volatile desires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
The visible clutter sets off a contagious, slightly embarrassed giggle, which she muffles with her hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025
Gestational diabetes most commonly occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy when a woman’s body naturally muffles insulin signals, sparking labor difficulties for the woman and long-term afflictions for a newborn baby.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2023
It dampens our desires and muffles our joy.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2021
Hannah screams for a half second but quickly muffles it with her own hand.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Full of sorrow and restraint, the opening verses are entombed by muffled synths before Liene explodes into an operatic wail of catharsis in the dying moments.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Day was dedicated to the bit, making Hernandez crack with muffled laughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Several muffled booms were heard in the distance.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Then he heard muffled crying, and started to dig.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
When they spoke they growled in low voices, as though the fog that shrouded the world had muffled their words.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
"But a quantum computer acts like noise-canceling headphones that compare combinations of answers, amplifying the right ones while muffling the wrong ones."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026
He closed the door behind him, muffling the sound and smell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
In front of Eirik Johnson’s photo diptychs, you wonder: Does snow — a thick, muffling blanket devoid of color — obscure or reveal?
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
It offered good protection, and Ivan found that the muffling of sound dulled his sense of mounting anxiety.
From BBC ● May 17, 2022
Ron seized Wormtail’s wand arm and forced it upward; Harry slapped a hand to his mouth, muffling his voice.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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