muffle
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