muffle

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature

Definition categories: man–made, kiln

verb

1. suppress in order to conceal or hide

- muffle one's anger

Similar word(s): repress, smother, stifle, strangle

Definition categories: contact, inhibit, suppress

2. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Similar word(s): damp, dampen, dull, mute

Definition categories: perception, soften

Sentences with muffle as a verb:

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