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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

When neighbors there complained about the loud noise from computer cooling fans at the bitcoin mining operation, he gave an interview to the Colorado Springs Independent, promising to plant pine trees to muffle the sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023

How do we filter those so that we're getting the good sensory experiences and somehow put a muzzle muffle on ones that give us stress and anxiety?

From Salon ● May 4, 2023

Ella draped her quilt on top of them to muffle their fussing, then arranged her headscarf on the pillow.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

And again, they can detect this even if Zoom muffles a user’s audio.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2023

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

Bed springs squeal as a large body turns, and a pillow muffles the sobs, but not enough.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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

Combined with the coloured, shimmering floor and walls, and a soundtrack of muffled voices, gongs and bird calls, it all creates a powerful if unnerving feeling of floating in another realm.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

Overall, sounds would be quieter and slightly muffled, and it would also take longer to reach you than it would on Earth.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025

I lifted my head off the pillow to uncover both ears, but the white noise muffled the sound of Dad’s voice.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

"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 dropped his face in his hands, muffling his voice.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

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

Haldon Halfmaester had wrapped a yellow scarf around his mouth and nose, muffling his voice.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin