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muffled |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb muffle Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb muffle Entailment of verb muffle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb muffle 3 senses of muffle Sense 1 smother, stifle, muffle => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb Sense 2 muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down => soften Sense 3 dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down => hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up Familiarity of verb muffle muffle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb muffle Sense 1 smother, stifle, muffle => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -------------- Sense 2 muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down => soften -------------- Sense 3 dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down => hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up -------------- Overview of verb muffle The verb muffle has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) smother, stifle, muffle -- (conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn") 2. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down -- (deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping) 3. dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down -- (quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible) Overview of adj muffled The adj muffled has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) dull, muffled, muted, softened -- (being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets") 2. (1) muffled -- (wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows") Antonyms of adj muffled 2 senses of muffled Sense 1 dull, muffled, muted, softened INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> loud Sense 2 muffled INDIRECT (VIA covered) -> uncovered Similarity of adj muffled 2 senses of muffled Sense 1 dull, muffled, muted, softened => soft (vs. loud) Sense 2 muffled => covered (vs. uncovered) Attributes of adj muffled Familiarity of adj muffled muffled used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj muffled muffled Overview of verb muffle The verb muffle has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) smother, stifle, muffle -- (conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn") 2. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down -- (deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping) 3. dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down -- (quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible) Overview of adj muffled The adj muffled has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) dull, muffled, muted, softened -- (being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets") 2. (1) muffled -- (wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows")
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