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muffle

('m/@/f/@/l )

a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.(noun)

source: webster1913
Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.(noun)

source: webster1913

conceal or hide(verb.contact)

Example:
Muffle one's anger.

Synonym:
repress, smother, stifle, strangle

source: wordnet30
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping(verb.perception)

Synonym:
damp, dampen, dull, mute, tone down

source: wordnet30
To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up.(verb)

source: webster1913
To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.(verb)

source: webster1913

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