SAT vocabulary
Muffled
Restrained, subdued, or deadened in sound or tone.
Example
"Through the heavy oak door, only the muffled cries of the trapped occupants could be heard."
Etymology
From Middle English mufle ('to wrap up, cover up'), from Old French moufle ('mitten').
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