"muted" in the verb sense
1. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
"muted" in the adjective sense
1. hushed, muted, subdued, quiet
in a softened tone
"hushed voices"
"muted trumpets"
"a subdued whisper"
"a quiet reprimand"
2. dull, muffled, muted, softened
being or made softer or less loud or clear
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
"muffled drums"
"the muffled noises of the street"
"muted trumpets"
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