English-Thai Dictionary
muffle
VT ห่อหุ้ม หรือ ปกปิด อย่าง หนาแน่น shroud hor-hum-rue-pok-pid-yang-nuan
muffle up
PHRV สวม เสื้อผ้า ที่ อุ่น bundle up wrap up suam-suea-pa-ti-aun
muffle up
PHRV ห่อหุ้ม ด้วย ผ้า ปิด คลุม ด้วย ผ้า hor-hum-duai-pa
muffle up
PHRV เงียบ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ shut up ngib
muffle up
PHRV เอา ผ้า อุด ให้ เงียบ aol-pa-aud-hai-ngib
muffled
ADJ ซึ่ง ได้ยิน ไม่ชัด sueng-dai-yin-mai-chad
muffler
N สิ่ง ห่อหุ้ม siang-hor-sum
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MUFFLE
v.t. 1. To cover from the weather by cloth, fur or any garment; to cover close, particularly the neck and face.
You must be muffled up like ladies.
The face lies muffled up within the garment.
2. To blindfold.
Alas! that love whose view if muffled still--
He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes.
3. To cover; to conceal; to involve.
They were in former ages muffled in darkness and superstition.
4. In seamanship, to put matting or other soft substance round an oar, to prevent its making a noise.
5. To wind something round the strings of a drum to prevent a sharp sound, or to render the sound grave and solemn.
MUFFLE
v.i.To mutter; to speak indistinctly or without clear articulation.
MUFFLE
n.In chimistry, a vessel in the shape of an oblong arch or vault, closed behind by a semi-circular plane, the floor of which is a rectangular plane; or in other words, a little oven to be placed in a furnace, and under which small cupels and crucibles are placed, in which substances are subjected to heat without coming in contact with fuel, smoke or ashes; used in metallurgic operations.
MUFFLED
pp. Covered closely, especially about the face; involved; blindfolded.
MUFFLER
n.A cover for the face; a part of female dress.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MUFFLE
MUFFLE Muf "fle, n.
Defn: The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.
MUFFLE
Muf "fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffling. ]Etym: [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula, OD. moffel a muff. See Muff. ]
1. To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguishing folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up. South. The face lies muffled up within the garment. Addison. He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. Dryden. Muffled up in darkness and superstition. Arbuthnot.
2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
3. To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock.
MUFFLE
Muf "fle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. maffle, mumble, D. moffelen.]
Defn: To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
MUFFLE
Muf "fle, n. Etym: [F. moufle, prop. , a mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See Muffle, v. t., Muff. ]
1. Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
2. (Metal. )
Defn: An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.
3. (Ceramics )
Defn: A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.
4. A pulley block containing several sheaves. Knight.
MUFFLER
MUFFLER Muf "fler, n.
1. Anything used in muffling; esp. , a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet. Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler above her eyes. Shak.
2. (Mus. )
Defn: A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
3. A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
4. One who muffles.
New American Oxford Dictionary
muffle
muf fle |ˈməfəl ˈməfəl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] wrap or cover for warmth: on a chair by the far wall, muffled in an absurd overcoat. • cover or wrap up (a source of sound ) to reduce its loudness: (as adj. muffled ) : the soft beat of a muffled drum. • make (a sound ) quieter or less distinct: his voice was muffled. • restrain or conceal (someone ) with wrappings: the boy was bound and muffled. ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): perhaps a shortening of Old French enmoufler; the noun (mid 17th cent. ) from Old French moufle ‘thick glove. ’
muffled
muf fled |ˈməfəld ˈmʌfld | ▶adjective (of a sound ) not loud because of being obstructed in some way; muted: they heard the sounds of muffled voices.
muffler
muf fler |ˈməf (ə )lər ˈməf (ə )lər | ▶noun 1 a scarf or wrap worn around the neck and face for warmth. 2 a part of a motor vehicle's exhaust system, serving to muffle the sound of the vehicle. • a device used to deaden the sound of a drum, bell, piano, or other instrument.
Oxford Dictionary
muffle
muf ¦fle |ˈmʌf (ə )l | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 wrap or cover for warmth: everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves. 2 cover or wrap up (a source of sound ) to reduce its loudness: (as adj. muffled ) : the soft beat of a muffled drum. • make (a sound ) quieter or less distinct: his voice was muffled | figurative : the trade unions fear their voice within the party is being muffled. ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products: a muffle furnace. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): perhaps a shortening of Old French enmoufler; the noun (mid 17th cent. ) from Old French moufle ‘thick glove ’.
muffled
muf ¦fled |ˈmʌfld | ▶adjective (of a sound ) not loud because of being obstructed in some way; muted: they heard the sounds of muffled voices.
muffler
muf |fler |ˈmʌflə | ▶noun 1 a wrap or scarf worn around the neck and face for warmth. 2 a device used to deaden the sound of a drum, bell, piano, or other instrument. • N. Amer. a silencer for a motor vehicle exhaust.
American Oxford Thesaurus
muffle
muffle verb 1 everyone was muffled up in coats: wrap (up ), swathe, enfold, envelop, cloak. 2 the sound of their footsteps was muffled: deaden, dull, dampen, mute, soften, quiet, tone down, mask, stifle, smother.
muffled
muffled adjective we thought we heard muffled voices: indistinct, faint, muted, dull, soft, stifled, suppressed, smothered. ANTONYMS loud. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
muffle
muffle verb 1 it was cold and everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves: wrap, wrap up, swathe, swaddle, enfold, envelop, cloak, cover up. 2 the sound of their footsteps was muffled by the fog | unions fear their voice within the party is being muffled: deaden, dull, dampen, damp down, mute, soften, quieten, hush, silence, still, tone down, mask, stifle, smother, subdue, suppress, gag, muzzle.
muffled
muffled adjective muffled shouts: indistinct, faint, muted, dull, dim, soft, strangled, stifled, smothered, suppressed. ANTONYMS loud, clear. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
muffle
muf fle /mʌ́f (ə )l /動詞 他動詞 1 …を (声 音を抑えるために布などで )覆う, 包む ▸ muffle one's mouth 口を覆う 2 〈体など 〉を (防寒具などで )包む, 覆う (up )▸ muffle oneself up (外套 （とう ）などで )身をくるむ 3 (覆いをして )〈音など 〉を消す, 〈声 〉を殺す ; …を弱める .名詞 C 1 覆い, 覆うもの, 包むもの .2 押し消された音 .3 (陶器窯 （がま ）などの )間接加熱室 .
muffler
muf fler /mʌ́flə r /名詞 C 1 ｟米 ｠(自動車などの )消音器, マフラー (｟英 ｠silencer ); (ピアノの )響き止め 〘ハンマーと弦の間にはさむ 〙.2 ｟やや古 ｠えり巻き, マフラー (scarf ).
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