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
At least he can muffle his with long sleeves and layers.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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
The design of hearing aids muffles or blocks almost all of the natural unamplified sounds that stream into your ear canal.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
And again, they can detect this even if Zoom muffles a user’s audio.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2023
The layer of pine needles that muffles my footsteps also makes tracking animals harder when I need their trails to find water.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Collins stood outside for several agonizing minutes, hearing their muffled voices.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I filled him in and suddenly heard something muffled, his hand over the speaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Several muffled booms were heard in the distance.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Songs like “Idk” and “Abrir Monte” simulate the experience of being submerged as a muffled, yet pounding bass line takes charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
JP lets out a muffled scream behind his sealed lips.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
"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
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
Wintertime thunder can be harder to hear than in a summer storm because of the muffling effect of the snow, but it is the result of the same mechanics inside the storm cloud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
Octavia begins to sob, muffling the sound in her ragged tunic.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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