muffle
Example Sentences
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This muffles what the boys are saying out loud—because I can hear that, too, of course—but nothing stops me from hearing their thoughts.
From Literature
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The boys were mere feet away, but the ash muffled the noise so that Buzz almost missed their yells.
From Literature
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"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
Her words are so muffled I barely hear them.
From Literature
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Her voice was muffled by the fact that she was deep within the wardrobe.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.