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
As they fade away, the brush-topped dunes muffle the peeps of piping plovers and the crash of ocean waves.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
They're so, so loud that it doesn't matter where you turn it on or try to muffle it, it's just super loud.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2023
Slowly I head for home, counting the lines and cataloging all the loud sounds my earmuffs don’t really muffle: cab honks, bus brakes, slammed doors.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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