v. to make quieter by using a covering of some sort; to wrap or cover so as to protect or keep warm - often followed by up -
The thick carpet muffled the sound of my footsteps.
The thick carpet muffled the sound of my footsteps.
Hear it
Why were all the children dressed up and muffled up?
Hear it
cover; envelop; wrap; deaden; mute; stifle
expose; make louder
2 syllables
muf-fled
ruffled
scuffled
shuffled
reshuffled
unruffled
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