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Word of the Day – Muffle

By November 14, 2022Word of the Day

Muffle (verb)

mu-fl

to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound.

1400–50; late Middle English mufeln, perhaps aphetic form of Anglo-French *amoufler, for Old French enmoufler to wrap up, muffle, derivative of moufle mitten

Example sentences

“They used scarves to muffle the sound.”

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