mute
adjective
silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
is muting
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present progressiveof mute (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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That tinge of uncertainty is muting investor enthusiasm.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
It can be difficult to get coaches and players out of a zombielike state when they’re prepping for games, but no one is muting the significance of this one.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2021
But something is muting his potential fame, and that thing may be the neither-here-nor-there city in which he plays.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2016
This political season, he is muting and unfriending without guilt or remorse.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2016
Though Ghosn is at times denounced by detractors as an overly authoritarian, control-happy boss, his success in keeping Renault profitable and innovative is muting calls for his resignation.
From Time ● Mar. 16, 2011
