muffle
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(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping |
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Synonyms: damp, dampen, dull, mute, tone down |
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Related Words: soften |
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| 2. |
(noun) a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature |
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Related Words: kiln |
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(verb) quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible |
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Synonyms: damp, dampen, deaden, mute, tone down |
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Related Words: hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still |
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(verb) conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn" |
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Synonyms: smother, stifle |
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Related Words: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress |
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