Word
Muffle
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
muf-fle
Definition
- n. - The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp.
of ruminants.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps
bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
- v. t. - To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound
of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which
rests in the rowlock.
- v. i. - To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
- v. t. - Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is
muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
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