Words Like MUFFLE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to MUFFLE.
13 Alternative Words Similar to muffle
3 examples of muffle
1
to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock; to muffle the exhaust of a motor vehicle
2
strangle a yawn
3
muffle one's anger
10 definitions of muffle
1
The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.
2
To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up.
3
To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
4
To wrap or fit with something that dulls or deadens the sound of.
5
To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
6
Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
7
An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.
8
A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.
9
A pulley block containing several sheaves.
10
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping