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muffle v. [
smother, stifle, strangle, repress] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
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muffle n. a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
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muffle v. [
mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down] deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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