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1. Suppress in order to conceal or hide
   "muffle one's anger";
   - smother, stifle, strangle, repress
    
2. Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   - mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down

1. A kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature

Derived forms: muffles, muffling, muffled

Type of: bottle up, inhibit, kiln, soften, suppress

Encyclopedia: Muffle