a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
muffle
How to use muffle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for muffle.
Editorial note
The snow would muffle the noise of the city.
Quick take
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of muffle gathered in one view.
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for muffle.
noun
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
verb
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
verb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Example sentences
The snow would muffle the noise of the city.
I wear headphones at work to muffle the sounds from these mechanical type keyboards.
I was really surprised how well these headphones muffle all external sound.
Even the best earplugs only muffle sound to a certain degree.
For me, the teachers will enhance my interest, but the grades aspect of it will muffle it.
It'd be nice to be able to add a muffle to the rain noise - so it sounded like it was "outside" or on a rooftop.
My initial reaction was that the phones-in-the-fridge rule was meant to muffle sounds.
I think it's just plain bad luck that AirBnB could not come up with a compensation package good enough to muffle the victim.
Beyond a few feet, and even with shouting it will distort and muffle the actual contents of speech in my experience.
They're also great when traveling, I commute into Boston once a month and they muffle out the engine noise of the bus pretty well.
The outer body of a conventional piano serves to muffle that.
I don't want theme-park offices, I want natural lighting and good acoustics that muffle conversations.
I never thought about having a drink before speaking Russian - that probably would help muffle my self consciousness.
I also believe that it will be very difficult to "muffle" all the inductors and capacitors as they are subjected to very high pulse loads.
Always the perfect temperature, designed to muffle noise, enough glass to see what's going on but enough partitioning to avoid distraction.
I imagine as the tech matures, some sort of flexible skin will be developed, to protect the actuators from weather and mud/sand, and to muffle the sound of the motors and valves.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use muffle in a sentence?
The snow would muffle the noise of the city.
What does muffle mean?
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
What part of speech is muffle?
muffle is commonly used as noun, verb.