muffle

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
2. noun A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
3. noun A boxing glove.
4. noun A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
5. noun The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
6. noun A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheels, polyspast, block and tackle.
7. verb To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
8. verb To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.

   to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock

Similar words

deaden tone down dull mute stifle smother dampen damp repress suppress

Often followed by

the furnace and is her furnaces his their or

Word family

muffled muffles muffling