verb [VN]
1 to make a sound quieter or less clear:
He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.
2 ~ sb/sth (up) (in sth) to wrap or cover sb/sth in order to keep them/it warm:
She muffled the child up in a blanket.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for muffle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does muffle appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — muffle appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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