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1 muffled
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2 muffled muf·fled adj
['mʌfld](sound) attutito (-a), smorzato (-a) -
3 dull
I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) cupo3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) noioso•- dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]1) (boring: book, evening) noioso (-a), (person, style) insulso (-a)he's nice, but a bit dull — è simpatico, ma un po' noioso
2) (dim: colour, eyes) spento (-a), (metal) opaco (-a), (overcast: weather, day, sky) cupo (-a), scuro (-a), fosco (-a), (muffled: sound, pain, thud) sordo (-a), (Comm: trade, business) stagnante, (lacking spirit: person, mood) svogliato (-a), (blade) smussato (-a)2. vt(mind, senses) ottundere, annebbiare, (blade) smussare, (impression, memory) offuscare, (pleasure, pain, grief) attenuare, attutire, (sound, colour) smorzare, (metal) rendere opaco (-a)* * *I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain]
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muffled — adj. 1. same as {muted}; as, muffled drums; the muffled noises of the street. 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
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
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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
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