muffle
verb (used with object)
to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound.
had muffled
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past perfectof muffle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When they spoke they growled in low voices, as though the fog that shrouded the world had muffled their words.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Then in less than a minute even the galloping hoofs had muffled their dull thunder in the darkness and distance.
From Foes in Ambush by Charles King
For her he was always the brilliant young officer who had muffled her in his cloak when she ran to meet him.
From Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin
The girl did not turn her head as he kissed her cheek, and he looked down at something that had muffled the sound of his steps as he had approached her.
From Widdershins by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
The soft snow had muffled the son's footsteps, and his approach had been unnoted.
From Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe
