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Word: Muffle
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a shortening of Old French enmoufler; the noun (mid 17th century) from Old French moufle ‘thick glove’
ˈmʌfl
wrap or cover for warmth
Short Definition:wrap for warmth
Examples:- everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves
cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness
Short Definition:cover source of sound
Examples:- the soft beat of a muffled drum
Word: Muffle
Speech Type: Noun
ˈmʌfl
a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products
Short Definition:part of furnace or kiln
Examples:- a muffle furnace
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