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muffling |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Muffle \Muf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffled}; p. pr & vb n. {Muffling}.] [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL muffula OD moffel a muff. See {Muff}.] 1. 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 --South. The face lies muffled up within the garment. --Addison. He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. --Dryden. Muffled up in darkness and superstition. --Arbuthnot. 2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen. 3. 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.
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