muffle
verb (used with object)
to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound.
is muffling
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present progressiveof muffle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But something is muffling the message: Mr Obama is still winning the young vote by some distance.
From Economist ● Oct. 25, 2012
I can’t make out what they’re saying, probably because Dad is muffling the phone.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
On deck it is muffling dark, with the stars obscured in some dim way by mist or fog.
From Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power by Wyn Roosevelt
He has torn the blanket from under his saddle, and is muffling the head of his horse!
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
