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Word: Mute
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus
mjuːt
refraining from speech or temporarily speechless
Short Definition:not speaking
Examples:- Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully
(of a person) lacking the faculty of speech.
Short Definition:lacking faculty of speech
(of a letter) not pronounced
Short Definition:not pronounced
Examples:- mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel
Word: Mute
Speech Type: Noun
mjuːt
a device on a television, telephone, or other appliance that temporarily turns off the sound.
Short Definition:device on television or other appliance
a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings.
Short Definition:clamp used to deaden resonance of stringed instrument
a person lacking the faculty of speech.
Short Definition:person lacking faculty of speech
Word: Mute
Speech Type: Verb
mjuːt
deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of
Short Definition:deaden sound of
Examples:- her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet
turn off (a microphone or the audio on an electronic device), especially temporarily
Short Definition:turn off audio on electronic device
Examples:- this mode will mute the ringtone and message notification sounds
- remember to mute other gadgets such as phones, watches, and computers that could distract by their alerts
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