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muffle

/ muffle /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature

Type of:

kiln

verb Sense 2

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Type of:

soften

Derived:

damper muffler mute silencer

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 3

conceal or hide

"smother a yawn"

"muffle one''s anger"

"strangle a yawn"

Type of:

suppress stamp down inhibit

Derived:

stifler smotherer suppression crushing quelling

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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