muffle
/ˈmʌfl/verb
उच्चारण मफ़ल
(आवाज़) दबाना, धीमी करना
Core word
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[T]
to make a sound quieter or less clear
(आवाज़) दबाना, धीमी करना
- He tried to muffle the alarm clock with a pillow.
- The thick walls muffled the noise of the traffic.
- The heavy curtains muffled the sound of the street.
+ 2 more examples
- She muffled a laugh behind her hand.
- The snow muffled our footsteps.
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[T] ~ sb/sth (up) (in sth)
to cover somebody or something with something warm
(गर्म कपड़ों में) लपेटना, ढकना
- She was muffled up in a thick shawl against the cold.
- The old man muffled himself in a woollen scarf and walked into the fog.
- He muffled the baby in a thick blanket.
+ 2 more examples
- They muffled themselves in scarves and caps for the morning walk.
- She muffled her face with a shawl against the dust.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
muffle + noun (a sound)
Muffle is a transitive verb meaning to make a sound quieter or less clear, usually by covering its source.
Muffle सकर्मक क्रिया है, जिसका अर्थ आवाज़ को हल्का या कम स्पष्ट करना है, प्रायः उसके स्रोत को ढककर।
- Thick curtains muffle the noise from the road.
- She muffled a cough with her scarf.
muffle sb / sth in / with sth
To muffle a person or thing is to wrap or cover them with something warm or thick, followed by in or with.
किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु को muffle करने का अर्थ उसे किसी गरम या मोटी चीज़ में लपेटना है; इसके बाद in या with आता है।
- The child was muffled in a woollen shawl.
- He muffled the bell with a cloth.
muffled (past participle adjective)
Muffled as an adjective describes sounds that are dull and indistinct, or people wrapped up in warm clothes.
Adjective के रूप में muffled धीमी और अस्पष्ट आवाज़ों का, या गरम कपड़ों में लिपटे लोगों का वर्णन करता है।
- We heard a muffled cry behind the wall.
- A muffled figure stood at the bus stop.
be muffled by sth (passive)
The passive shows what makes the sound faint: be muffled by walls, snow, doors or the wind.
Passive यह दिखाता है कि आवाज़ को क्या धीमा कर रहा है: दीवारों, बर्फ़, दरवाज़ों या हवा द्वारा muffled होना।
- The footsteps were muffled by thick snow.
- Her voice was muffled by the mask.
+Collocations 4
muffle + noun
muffle a soundmuffle a screammuffle a laughmuffle a coughmuffle the noise
- He tried to muffle a laugh in the silent exam hall.
muffled + noun
muffled voicemuffled soundmuffled crymuffled footstepsmuffled explosion
- A muffled explosion was heard far away.
muffle by / with
with a pillowwith a clothwith a scarfwith his handwith cotton
- She muffled her sobs with a pillow.
muffle + adverb
slightlycompletelybarelythicklyheavily
- The walls completely muffled the music from the party.
“More examples 5
- The thick walls of the old fort muffled the noise of the market.
पुराने क़िले की मोटी दीवारों ने बाज़ार का शोर धीमा कर दिया।
- Radhika covered her mouth to muffle a yawn during the lecture.
व्याख्यान के दौरान राधिका ने जम्हाई दबाने के लिए अपना मुँह ढक लिया।
- On cold mornings, the vegetable seller muffled himself in a heavy blanket.
ठंडी सुबहों में सब्ज़ी वाला ख़ुद को भारी कंबल में लपेट लेता था।
- The speaker's voice was muffled because the microphone was damaged.
वक्ता की आवाज़ दबी-दबी थी क्योंकि माइक्रोफ़ोन ख़राब था।
- The thieves muffled the bell so nobody would hear them.
चोरों ने घंटी पर कपड़ा लपेट दिया ताकि कोई उन्हें सुन न सके।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The curtains muffle from the noise.
✓ The curtains muffle the noise.
Muffle is transitive; the sound follows directly with no preposition.
Muffle सकर्मक क्रिया है; आवाज़ सीधे इसके बाद आती है, बीच में preposition नहीं।
✗ The drum muffles by a cloth.
✓ The drum is muffled by a cloth.
When the drum receives the action, use the passive: is muffled by.
जब drum पर क्रिया होती है तो passive आता है: is muffled by।