muffle[verb]Synonyms:- wrap up, cloak, cover, envelop, shroud, swaddle, swathe
- deaden, muzzle, quieten, silence, soften, stifle, suppress
Contrasted words: amplify, enhance, heighten, magnify, reinforce, strengthen
Related Words: cover,
envelop,
overspread,
shroud,
veil,
mellow,
soften,
soft-pedal,
subdue,
tone (down),
smother [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
muf‧fle /ˈmʌf
əl/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Perhaps from Old French moufle 'glove', from Medieval Latin moffula; ⇒ muff1]
1. to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something:
The falling snow muffled the sound of our footsteps. Her voice was muffled by the pillow in which she had hidden her face.2. (
also muffle somebody up)
[usually passive] to cover yourself or another person with something thick and warm
Synonym : wrap upbe muffled (up) in something Penelope arrived, muffled up in a thick coat. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲