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Definitions for Muffle

[1] to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.
[2] to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means.
[3] to wrap or envelop in a cloak, shawl, coat, etc., especially to keep warm or protect the face and neck (often followed by up ): Muffle up the children before they go out.
[4] to wrap (oneself) in a garment or other covering: muffled in silk.
[5] to alter temporarily the profile of (a plaster mold) in order to run a base coat of plaster that will later be covered by a finish coat having the true profile.
[6] something that muffles.
[7] muffled sound.
[8] an oven or arched chamber in a furnace or kiln, used for heating substances without direct contact with the fire.
[9] the thick, bare part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents.
[10] (often foll by up) to wrap up (the head) in a scarf, cloak, etc, esp for warmth
[11] to deaden (a sound or noise), esp by wrapping
[12] to prevent (the expression of something) by (someone)
[13] something that muffles
[14] a kiln with an inner chamber for firing porcelain, enamel, etc, at a low temperature
[15] the fleshy hairless part of the upper lip and nose in ruminants and some rodents

Words related to Muffle

muzzle, dampen, subdue, mute, soft-pedal, envelop, hush, squelch, deaden, stifle, hide, conceal, cover, smother, soften, wrap, drown, decrease, quieten, cushion

Words nearby Muffle

muffin, muffin man, muffin stand, muffin top, muffineer, muffle, muffle color, muffler, muffuletta, mufti, mufulira

Origin of Muffle

21595–1605; < Middle French mufle muzzle, snout, probably blend of moufle chubby face (obscurely akin to German Muffel snout) and museau snout, muzzle

Word origin for Muffle

C17: from French mufle, of unknown origin

Synonyms for Muffle

dampen, deaden, envelop, hush, mute, muzzle, soft-pedal, squelch, stifle, subdue, tone down, conceal, cover, cushion, decrease, drown, dull, gag, hide, mellow, quieten, silence, smother, soften, wrap, put the lid on, shut down, sit down on