muffle
verb (used with object)
to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound.
was muffling
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past progressiveof muffle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Trump gestured to his chin, appearing to signal the reporter’s mask was muffling him.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2020
The two were working quietly, and outside a soft fall of snow was muffling the noise of the city.
From The Nine-Tenths by James Oppenheim
Vassa was muffling Zvantzev's neck with a scarf.
From The Man Who Was Afraid by Herman Bernstein
"You can stretch them as your family increases," said young Madame de Bellegarde, who was muffling herself in a long white shawl.
From The American by Henry James
Had she neuralgia in her face, that she was muffling it on such a hot night?
From A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
