muffle

Example Sentences

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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

But Mariam Lambert, a 39-year-old who said Nahel was a friend of her son, stressed the pressure of feeling that she and others, including fellow Muslims, had to muffle their identity.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

The snow of the uncleared ground padded their footsteps, but nothing could muffle the pounding inside Pinmei.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin