muffle

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
• Hypernyms:
kiln

II - verb

1. conceal or hide (Freq. 2)
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
• Syn:
smother, stifle, strangle, repress
• Derivationally related forms:
stifler (for: stifle), stifling (for: stifle), smotherer (for: smother)
• Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
• Syn:
mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
• Derivationally related forms:
damper (for: damp), mute (for: mute), muffler
• Hypernyms:
soften
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down, smother, stifle, strangle, repress