Muffled

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having feathered feet, such as are found in many breeds of domesticated pigeons: thus a black, self-muffled tumbler is a tumbler of uniform black color with the feet and lower part of the tarsus feathered.
  • Wrapped up closely, especially about the face; concealed from view; also, blinded by or as by something wrapped about the face and covering the eyes.
  • Dulled or deadened: applied to a sounding body or to the sound produced by it.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. same as muted.
  • adjective. Wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy.
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  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of muffle.
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  • adjective. wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy
  • adjective. being or made softer or less loud or clear
  • Word Usage
    "“Chicken,” she said at last, the word muffled by the food in her cheek."
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    Equivalent
    covered  soft  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    muted  
    verb-stem
    muffle