Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Perhaps from Old French moufle 'glove', from Medieval Latin moffula; MUFF1

muffle

 verb
     
muf‧fle [transitive]
1 to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something
The falling snow muffled the sound of our footsteps.
Her voice was muffled by the pillow in which she had hidden her face.
2 also muffle somebody upDC [usually passive] to cover yourself or another person with something thick and warm
be muffled (up) in something
Penelope arrived, muffled up in a thick coat.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary