1 (written) not speaking
SYNSILENT:
a look of mute appeal * The child sat mute in the corner of the room.
2 (old-fashioned) (of a person) unable to speak
SYNDUMB
Part of speech: noun
1 (music) a device made of metal, rubber or plastic that you use to make the sound of a musical instrument softer
2 (old-fashioned) a person who is not able to speak
verb [VN]
1 to make the sound of sth, especially a musical instrument, quieter or softer, sometimes using a mute:
He muted the strings with his palm. * The traffic noise was muted by the heavy drapes.
2 to make sth weaker or less severe:
She thought it better to mute her criticism.
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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 mute is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is mute a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, mute is tagged as adjective.
Does mute appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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