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
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'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
Vocabulary lists containing muffle
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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