Syn: dull, muted, softened.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; as, children muffled almost to the eyebrows. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
muffled — index covert, indistinct Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
muffled — [adj] quietened deadened, dim, dull, faint, flat, indistinct, mute, muted, obscure, silenced, stifled, strangled, subdued, suppressed; concept 594 Ant. clear, unblocked … New thesaurus
Muffled — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muffled — [[t]mʌ̱f(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ If you are muffled, you are wearing a lot of heavy clothes so that very little of your body or face is visible. Children muffled in scarves and woolly hats were slipping and sliding on the ice. ● PHRASE: usu … English dictionary
muffled — muf|fled [ˈmʌfəld] adj muffled sounds cannot be heard clearly, for example because they come from behind a door or wall ▪ I could hear muffled voices in the next room. ▪ There was the muffled sound of organ practice coming from the chapel … Dictionary of contemporary English
muffled — adjective muffled sounds or voices cannot be heard clearly, for example because they come from behind a door or wall: I heard the muffled thump of a car door slamming. | Muffled voices could be heard in the next room … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
muffled — adjective 1. being or made softer or less loud or clear (Freq. 7) the dull boom of distant breaking waves muffled drums the muffled noises of the street muted trumpets • Syn: ↑dull, ↑muted, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
muffled — muf|fled [ mʌfld ] adjective a muffled sound is not easy to hear because it is blocked by something: muffled voices from the next room … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
muffled — UK [ˈmʌf(ə)ld] / US adjective a muffled sound is not easy to hear because it is blocked by something muffled voices from the next room … English dictionary
muffled — adj. Muffled is used with these nouns: ↑cry, ↑curse, ↑exclamation, ↑explosion, ↑groan, ↑laughter, ↑moan, ↑noise, ↑reply, ↑roar, ↑scream, ↑shout, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
