MUFFLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does muffle mean?
• MUFFLE (noun)
The noun MUFFLE has 1 sense:
1. a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
Familiarity information: MUFFLE used as a noun is very rare.
• MUFFLE (verb)
The verb MUFFLE has 2 senses:
1. conceal or hide
2. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Familiarity information: MUFFLE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MUFFLE (noun)
Meaning:
A kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("muffle" is a kind of...):
kiln (a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks)
• MUFFLE (verb)
Meaning:
Conceal or hide
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
muffle; stifle; repress; strangle; smother
Context examples:
smother a yawn / muffle one's anger / strangle a yawn
Hypernyms (to "muffle" is one way to...):
conquer; curb; inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress (to put down by force or authority)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
mute; damp; tone down; muffle; dampen; dull
Hypernyms (to "muffle" is one way to...):
soften (make (images or sounds) soft or softer)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
