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Muffled

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WordDefinition
dullverbBoring; not exciting or interesting.
softnounEasily giving way under pressure.
muted(of a sound) Quiet or soft.
coveredOverlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
softenedMade soft.

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WordDefinition
dullverbBoring; not exciting or interesting.
muted(of a sound) Quiet or soft.
softenedMade soft.
softnounEasily giving way under pressure.
coveredOverlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
deafnounUnable (or partially able) to hear.
stifledThat has been interrupted, suppressed etc
offnounIn a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
chokedHaving been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
suffocatedHaving died as a result of suffocation.
whitewashedHaving had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
asphyxiatedin a state of asphyxia
nippedverbTo catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
smothered"Smothered" is a single by American industrial metal band Spineshank.
strangleda 2016 Hungarian neo-noir crime film directed by Árpád Sopsits.
suppressedmanifesting or subjected to suppression
hushedVery quiet; expressed using soft tones.
dampenedverb(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
deadenedmade or become less intense
subduedReduced in intensity or strength; toned down.

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