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muf·fle1 (mŭf́əl)

[Middle English muflen, possibly from Old French mofler, to stuff, from mofle, glove; see muff2.]

transitive verb: -fled, -fling, -fles. 

  1. To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy.
    1. To wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound: muffled the drums.
    2. To deaden (a sound): The sand muffled the hoofbeats.
  3. To make vague or obscure: “His message was so muffled by learning and ‘artiness’” (Walter Blair)
  4. To repress; stifle.

noun 

  1. Something that muffles.
  2. A kiln or part of a kiln in which pottery can be fired without being exposed to direct flame.
muf·fle2 (mŭf́əl)

[French mufle, perhaps blend of moufle, chubby face (from Old French; see muff2), museau, muzzle (from Old French musel; see muzzle).]

noun 

The fleshy, hairless snout of certain mammals, such as ruminants.