Muffle - Definition
muffle
n 1: a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low
temperature
v 1: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger";
"strangle a yawn" [syn: smother, stifle, strangle,
muffle, repress]
2: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn:
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]