muffle
verb (used with object)
to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound.
has muffled
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present perfectof muffle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The generational distance that has muffled the pain of 2001 is also seen in California’s varied educational approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ms. Headland, whose comedy “Bachelorette” remains among the most scorchingly funny new plays I’ve reviewed, has muffled her comic verve almost completely in this play, although the dialogue occasionally crackles with sharp-elbowed exchanges.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
The size of the field has muffled debate on the issues.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the face of Peron, it has muffled its thunder.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has, apparently, all his teeth, but has muffled his cranium in a dead black wig; of course he's clean shaven.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by Henry James
