A mute appeal. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"It is what we call a mute 'e'; but it exercises a modifying influence on the preceding vowel.". From Wordnik.com. [Three Men on the Bummel] Reference
XXXIX.p. While female bands attend in mute surprise. From Wordnik.com. [Canto II] Reference
Eleanor listened, in mute wonder where this would end. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Helmet] Reference
Rping mute is amazingly challenging (i.e., hard), but I'm loving it. From Wordnik.com. ["Like night pretending to be day..."] Reference
Pearl sat in mute wonder, as Camilla read – that could not mean her!. From Wordnik.com. [Sowing Seeds in Danny] Reference
Gazing around him in mute despair, the sole living thing in a frozen universe. From Wordnik.com. [To the Top of the World With the Eastern Arctic Patrol] Reference
Tears were coursing each other in mute woe down the cheeks of the affectionate son. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
Libertarians and Free Marketers generally tend to look around in mute incomprehension. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Rational Voters] Reference
She laid her hand in mute appeal upon the back of his, which turned over and became a prison. From Wordnik.com. [The Scorn of Women] Reference
The eyes, ever downcast, of Eugenia, perceived him not, till she was clasped, in mute agony, in his arms. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth] Reference
Can we trust such a callous police administration that remain mute spectator to such a condemnable incident. From Wordnik.com. [BPUT Students went on Rampage in Bhubanseswar] Reference
Pearl was standing looking at the hedge in mute enjoyment, when Martha came out to get green onions and lettuce for tea. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Chance] Reference
At the very least, to be consistent, you should remain mute when confronted with those who do feel they have some grasp on Truth. From Wordnik.com. [Again, there is absolutely no teleology involved] Reference
"Well," said Squire Miller, "that's what we call a mute point. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times] Reference
The solution exists and is called the mute button. From Wordnik.com. [2010 World Cup: A brief history of the vuvuzela] Reference
The Republicans need their votes so they remain mute. From Wordnik.com. [Republicans say Carter playing 'race card'] Reference
So it keeps her mute, which is something we wanted to do. From Wordnik.com. [Kristin McCracken: The Awakening: Tilda Swinton in I Am Love] Reference
On-call mute and speakerphone icon functionality is enhanced. From Wordnik.com. [Boy Genius Report] Reference
• On-call mute and speakerphone icon functionality is enhanced. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
This happened two three weeks ago and everybody kept mute, which is the problem in this nation. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
The countless white crosses in mute witness stand. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Fields of France] Reference
So, the "mute" button on my TV remote is the most worn. From Wordnik.com. [Google Chrome 2 Brings New Features And Serious Speed | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
These days my finger is never far from the "mute" button. From Wordnik.com. [That @!*&% yodeling commercial] Reference
Avant Garde moosishun esperimentin wif a new kind of mute…. From Wordnik.com. [Trombone connected 2 da cat bone - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Sam hit the "mute" button, and the commercial laded to a whisper. From Wordnik.com. [Omnibus]
She sighed, her body bending like a willow in his arms in a kind of mute offering. From Wordnik.com. [Rome's Revenge]
Not a bad ambition, to write for the non-writers, the near-illiterate, the "mute". From Wordnik.com. [Michael Bryson: Fiction is Mystery] Reference
At last the image switched to the Salvation Choir, and Hosea hit the "mute" button. From Wordnik.com. [Music To My Sorrow]
I missed most of their song, as I had to hit "mute" when they began screaming at me. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Actors, Singers, Dancers, Christians and a Republican. The 2010 Tony Awards Show roasted.] Reference
So, they just changed the label on the line in volume control from 'mute' to 'listen'?. From Wordnik.com. [Play Your IPod Through Your Windows 7 PC’s Speakers | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
One technique she doesn't recommend: Some agents hit the "mute" button and scream back. From Wordnik.com. [How to Keep Your Cool in Angry Times] Reference
The only people who have been "mute" on the matter are cowardly Congressional Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [Ground Zero Mosque Opponents React Hysterically To Bloomberg Endorsement] Reference
Our guess is that means partly on "mute," and partly tuned to the football game on another channel. From Wordnik.com. [Peace, order and good government, eh?: June 2004 Archives] Reference
Country music is the reason the 'mute' button was invented. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
When he appears on TV, we turn off the "mute" button and scroll back the TIVO!. From Wordnik.com. [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference
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