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muffling |
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 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)
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