Children muffled almost to the eyebrows. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to muffle drums. ,Muffle up the children before they go out. ,muffled in silk. From Dictionary.com.
“Chicken,” she said at last, the word muffled by the food in her cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon] Reference
Then again, it could be my name muffled by the cats laying on top of it. From Wordnik.com. [Athletics Nation] Reference
'Frisco Kid took up the tale at once, speaking in muffled undertone close to the other's ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the "Dazzler"] Reference
"Stand clear of the door!" called a muffled voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Eyes of Bâst] Reference
"That you, Ben?" called a muffled voice from the adobe. From Wordnik.com. [Heart's Desire] Reference
He would recall the muffled thump of distant mortars and the pungent odor of cordite. From Wordnik.com. [Stars and Stripes] Reference
Now I understand where the word "muffled" comes from. From Wordnik.com. [Untenable Positions: Contortionist Cockpits] Reference
Everyone was kind of muffled and quiet and a little sacred. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Ragogna: An Interview With Buffy Sainte-Marie, Plus Train and Digital 45 Updates] Reference
I'm certain I did, but it was kind of muffled in his cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-03] Reference
With others I can feel them just as well, they just seem more "muffled". From Wordnik.com. [How do You Detect a Bite?] Reference
"D-- n my giblets!" it said, in a kind of muffled scream. From Wordnik.com. [Poison Island] Reference
• High Fidelity Restoration - eliminate that "muffled" sound. From Wordnik.com. [2BakSa.Net] Reference
I missed the average age of your tractors; I was kind of muffled when you say that?. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
“Enter,” called a muffled voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Mistaken Wife] Reference
Kapera gave her a quick glance and then said, kind of muffled, "Sure. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
"muffled" than they are in those who live more in the mere life of the senses. From Wordnik.com. [The Life Radiant] Reference
Finally, she heard a muffled click, a disconnection. From Wordnik.com. [Cellphone Girl (Part I)] Reference
The sound is muffled, like we're suddenly under water. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief Assembly Of Good Samaritans] Reference
Jasmine might have, but the bandages muffled her voice. From Wordnik.com. [Faces] Reference
You could tell immediately what these great muffled sobs were. From Wordnik.com. [The Break Up] Reference
But the impact is muffled by the farm sector's very efficiency. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Food Crisis?] Reference
I heard the muffled sound of something falling in the background. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Lives In My Shower] Reference
A muffled roar emanated from somewhere in the darkness behind her. From Wordnik.com. [Bread, Fish, Serpent, Stone] Reference
He staggered toward a tree, and I heard the muffled sound of vomiting. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams of Reality, 14] Reference
Walking into the kitchen she hears a muffled scream from behind the door. From Wordnik.com. [Serving Up Apathy] Reference
I came to a screeching stop, muffled only by the sound of tearing fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Cherry blossoms] Reference
The woman's scream muffled and her body flailed frightening the Sentinels. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.13: Along the Way] Reference
"It better be me on this thing," her muffled voice vibrated against the bag. From Wordnik.com. [Faces] Reference
The echoes come muffled, fainter than the braying of camels on a desert wind. From Wordnik.com. [profession: reporter] Reference
We stood unmoving there at the bridle path as the muffled thud of hoofs receded. From Wordnik.com. [Moving Day] Reference
As he was nearing the street he heard a muffled gunshot from within the warehouse. From Wordnik.com. [The Fergus Incident] Reference
Even in utero, they begin to recognize the muffled voices of those who will care for them. From Wordnik.com. [The Loving Ties That Bond] Reference
He yelled a muffled expletive with his face buried in a towel while wiping sweat from his brow. From Wordnik.com. [PGA Championship 2010: Tiger Woods In Contention] Reference
I could hear what they were saying, but their words were muffled, their movements slowed down. From Wordnik.com. [Amends '82: Part One] Reference
“They are only good for cooking, I was right”, as the non-descript taste muffled your words. From Wordnik.com. [Quince Orchid] Reference
I could still remember the muffled squeak of the bed when my father climbed on top of my sister. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Pompeii ii] Reference
But when I hung the window with the blanket, not even one muffled scream of nozzle light escaped. From Wordnik.com. [Magic X] Reference
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