[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

muffle \muf"fle\, v. t. imp.  p. p. muffled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   muffling. 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 disguising folds;
      hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to
      inclose; -- often with up. --south.
      1913 webster

            the face lies muffled up within the garment.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

            he muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            muffled up in darkness and superstition.
                                                  --arbuthnot.
      1913 webster

   2. to prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound
      about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
      1913 webster

   3. to wrap or fit 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; to muffle the
      exhaust of a motor vehicle.
      1913 webster
see also:
muffled muffling muff 

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