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   muf·fle

   /ˈməf(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. wrap or cover for warmth: "on a chair by the far wall, muffled in an absurd overcoat" Similar wrapwrap upswatheswaddleenfoldenvelopcloakcover up
   • ▪ cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness: "the soft beat of a muffled drum"
   • ▪ make (a sound) quieter or less distinct: "his voice was muffled" Similar deadendulldampendamp downmutesoftenhushsilencestilltone downmaskstiflesmothersubduesuppressgagmuzzlequietenquiet
   • ▪ restrain or conceal (someone) with wrappings: "the boy was bound and muffled"

   noun

   • 1. a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products: "a muffle furnace"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a shortening of Old French enmoufler; the noun (mid 17th century) from Old French moufle ‘thick glove’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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