ALL meanings of mutely
mute
M m - noun mutely In a mute manner. 1
- noun mutely See dumb. 1
- adjective mutely silent; refraining from speech or utterance. 1
- adjective mutely incapable of speech; dumb. 1
- adjective mutely (of letters) silent; not pronounced. 1
- adjective mutely Law. (of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial (used chiefly in the phrase to stand mute). 1
- adjective mutely Fox Hunting. (of a hound) hunting a line without giving tongue or cry. 1
- noun mutely Offensive. a person incapable of speech. 1
- noun mutely an actor whose part is confined to dumb show. 1
- noun mutely Law. a person who stands mute when arraigned. 1
- noun mutely Also called sordino. a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument. 1
- noun mutely Phonetics. a stop. 1
- noun mutely British Obsolete. a hired mourner at a funeral; a professional mourner. 1
- verb with object mutely to deaden or muffle the sound of. 1
- verb with object mutely to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color. 1
- adjective mutely not emitting or having sound of any kind. 0