mute
adjective
silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
Example Sentences
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There is a “school mode” that mutes notifications during school hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The ruling mutes the noisiest channel of tariff risk, but it does not end the story. It removes the air-raid siren, not the arsenal.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 22, 2026
Hydralazine acts by binding to and blocking ADO, which means it effectively "mutes" that oxygen alarm.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025
The farmers and miners got to hear the most intoxicating music on Earth from brassy cornet players and driving saxophonists, exotic trombone mutes, squealing trumpets and sultry clarinets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
The Mews was neatly kept, with sawdust on the floor to absorb the mutes, and the castings taken up every day.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
