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
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
I must not have heard her enter the house through the muffle.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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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