muffle, v.
(muffled, muffles, muffling)
freq. cnt. 2
(muffled, muffles, muffling)
freq. cnt. 2
suppress in order to conceal or hide
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
muffle repress smother stifle strangle
sample sentences
"smother a yawn""muffle one's anger"
"strangle a laugh"
"repress a cry of fear"
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
<verb.perception>
damp dampen dull muffle mute tone down
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym