muffle
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And Mr. Knight is also superb as James tries to muffle his own fears the better to lessen his wife’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
When neighbors there complained about the loud noise from computer cooling fans at the bitcoin mining operation, he gave an interview to the Colorado Springs Independent, promising to plant pine trees to muffle the sound.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 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
I think she covers her mouth with a towel to muffle her sobs.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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
Gestational diabetes most commonly occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy when a woman’s body naturally muffles insulin signals, sparking labor difficulties for the woman and long-term afflictions for a newborn baby.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2023
It dampens our desires and muffles our joy.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2021
Hannah screams for a half second but quickly muffles it with her own hand.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
One caveat: So much former junk-bond issuance has migrated to private credit that the signal may now be more muffled.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Collins stood outside for several agonizing minutes, hearing their muffled voices.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The generational distance that has muffled the pain of 2001 is also seen in California’s varied educational approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Several muffled booms were heard in the distance.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Before long I heard muffled voices in the distance.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
"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 closed the door behind him, muffling the sound and smell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 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
It offered good protection, and Ivan found that the muffling of sound dulled his sense of mounting anxiety.
From BBC ● May 17, 2022
Haldon Halfmaester had wrapped a yellow scarf around his mouth and nose, muffling his voice.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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