also muffle up)

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• muffle — /ˈmʌfəl / (say mufuhl) verb (t) (muffled, muffling) 1. Also, muffle up. to wrap or envelop in a cloak, shawl, scarf, or the like disposed about the person, especially about the face and neck. 2. to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound:… …  

• muffle — muf|fle [ˈmʌfəl] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old French moufle glove , from Medieval Latin moffula; MUFF1] 1.) to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something ▪ The falling snow muffled the sound of our… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• muffle — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to make a sound less loud and clear: The falling snow muffled the noise of the traffic. 2 also muffle up to cover yourself with something thick and warm: He went out into the snow muffled up in his scarf and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Muffle — Muf fle, n. [F. moufle, prop., a mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See {Muffle}, v. t., {Muff}.] 1. Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metal.) An earthenware… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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