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

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

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

They'd scramble through the underbrush into the cave, shaking and out of breath, clapping their hands over each other's mouths to muffle their laughter.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte