ALL meanings of muffle
muf·fle
M m - verb with object muffle to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums. 1
- verb with object muffle to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means. 1
- verb with object muffle to wrap or envelop in a cloak, shawl, coat, etc., especially to keep warm or protect the face and neck (often followed by up): Muffle up the children before they go out. 1
- verb with object muffle to wrap (oneself) in a garment or other covering: muffled in silk. 1
- verb with object muffle to alter temporarily the profile of (a plaster mold) in order to run a base coat of plaster that will later be covered by a finish coat having the true profile. 1
- noun muffle the thick, bare part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents. 1
- transitive verb muffle sound: deaden 1
- transitive verb muffle cover up warmly 1
- intransitive verb muffle cover warmly with sth 1
- transitive verb muffle repress 1
- noun muffle A receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products. 1
- verb muffle If something muffles a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. 0
- verb muffle to wrap up (the head) in a scarf, cloak, etc, esp for warmth 0
- verb muffle to deaden (a sound or noise), esp by wrapping 0
- verb muffle to prevent (the expression of something) by (someone) 0
- noun muffle something that muffles 0
- noun muffle a kiln with an inner chamber for firing porcelain, enamel, etc, at a low temperature 0
- noun muffle the fleshy hairless part of the upper lip and nose in ruminants and some rodents 0
- verb transitive muffle to wrap up in a shawl, blanket, cloak, etc. so as to hide, keep warm, or protect 0
- verb transitive muffle to keep (a person) from seeing or speaking by wrapping up the head 0
- verb transitive muffle to wrap or cover in order to deaden or prevent sound 0
- verb transitive muffle to deaden (a sound), as by wrapping 0
- verb transitive muffle to prevent the expression of; stifle 0
- noun muffle a wrap, covering, etc. used for muffling 0
- noun muffle an oven in which pottery, etc. can be fired without being exposed directly to the flame 0
- noun muffle the fleshy bare part of the upper lip and nose of certain mammals, as ruminants or rabbits 0