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/mjˈutɪd/ Listen

adjective

muted adj.

Same as quiet; as, the muted atmosphere of a church. Opposite of noisy.

Synonyms: hushed.

Softened; rendered less loud or harsh; of sounds and instruments which produce sounds; as, muted trumpets.

Synonyms: dull, muffled, softened.

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Etymology of 'Muted'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Muted" Quotes from Famous Books

... been: Nor God nor Demon can undo the done, Unsight the seen Make muted music be as unbegun Though things terrene Groan in their bondage ...

— Aspects of Literature • J. Middleton Murry

... about God's sentinels," she murmured. There was no sharpness in her tone; it was hushed and quiet. The truth, so musically uttered, muted her shrill objections though it had not lessened her alarm. Her husband made no comment; his cigar, she noticed, had ...

— The Man Whom the Trees Loved • Algernon Blackwood

... in the now shadowy rooms. He found the telephone. He lifted the receiver and heard the humming of the line. He tried to call an operator. He heard the muted buzz that said the call was sounding. But there was no answer. He found a telephone book and dialed one number after another. Sheriff. Preacher. Doctor. Garage. Operator again. General store.... He could tell that telephones rang dutifully ...

— Operation Terror • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

... I slept again to the accompaniment of another sad song and the muted rattle of the pans as Cousin Egbert did the scullery work, and it was long past the luncheon hour when I awoke, still lame from the saddle, ...

— Ruggles of Red Gap • Harry Leon Wilson

... to his comrade, and she heard them shouting and laughing together, and then the muted scamper of their bare feet on the soft road toward ...

— The Leatherwood God • William Dean Howells

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