Lexic.us

Definition of Muffled

1. Adjective. Being or made softer or less loud or clear. "Muted trumpets"

2. Adjective. Wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy. "Children muffled almost to the eyebrows"

Definition of Muffled

1. Verb. (past of ''muffle'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Muffled

1. muffle [v] - See also: muffle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muffled

muffetees muffin-warm muffin cap muffin man muffin top muffin tops muffineer muffineers muffing muffinlike

muffins muffish muffle muffle furnace muffled (current term) muffledly muffledness mufflehead muffleheads muffler

muffler bearing mufflered mufflerless mufflers muffles muffling muffs muffuletta muffulettas

Literary usage of Muffled

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Portland Magazine by Ann Sophia Stephens (1835)
"Would that any thing that we can do might reciprocate the pleasure she has given us.J—ED. [For the Portland Magazine.] THE muffled KNOCKER. ..."

2. Portland Magazine by Ann Sophia Stephens (1835)
"Would that any thing that we can do might reciprocate the pleasure she has given us.J—ED. [For the Portland Magazine.] THE muffled KNOCKER. ..."

3. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"One night when the household was at rest, Madame de Saverne, muffled in cloak and calash, with a in waiting, with a driver who apparently knew the road and ..."

4. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"One night when the household was at rest, Madame de Saverne, muffled in cloak and calash, with a in waiting, with a driver who apparently knew the road and ..."

5. Recollections of a New York Chief of Police by George Washington Walling (1887)
"THE muffled GROAN OF " MURDER ! "—HIGHWAY ROBBERS IN A THIRD AVENUE CAR. ... When his opponent continued to stab, there was a muffled groan of "murder ! ..."

6. Practical Locomotive Operating by Clarence Roberts, Russell Moore Smith (1913)
"91 shows a sectional view of the Coale muffled F1G. 92. ... 92 and 93 show exterior and sectional views of the Crosby muffled Pop Safety Valve. ..."

7. Recollections of a New York Chief of Police by George Washington Walling (1887)
"THE muffled GROAN OF " MURDER ! "—HIGHWAY ROBBERS IN A THIRD AVENUE CAR. ... When his opponent continued to stab, there was a muffled groan of "murder ! ..."

8. Practical Locomotive Operating by Clarence Roberts, Russell Moore Smith (1913)
"91 shows a sectional view of the Coale muffled F1G. 92. ... 92 and 93 show exterior and sectional views of the Crosby muffled Pop Safety Valve. ..."

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