muffled

They’re so close that you can hear the muffled sounds of their ballet shoes on the carpet and can make eye contact, which feels both intimate and mildly discomfiting.

When the bill is unveiled, Labour will hope that discordant voices - from Unite on the one hand to the Federation of Small Businesses on the other – are muffled by the sound of approval from most unions.

The hotel lift gently levelled out and a muffled ding sounded.

A muffled walkie-talkie tells us it’s a case of self-harm.

The voices are muffled and difficult to hear, but prosecutors supplied a transcript to jurors during Boylan’s trial: “There’s got to be a way out.”