muffle

dampen

Wet slightly or diminish

• deadenDiminish force or sensation
• silenceTotal lack of sound
• quietLacking in sound

soundproof · insulate · absorb · baffle · cushion · pad · stifle · suppress · dull · soften

stifle

Suppress or restrain

• smotherDeprive of air
• repressHold back forcibly
• containHold within limits

restrain · choke · strangle · throttle · gag · squelch · inhibit · quash · censor · constrain

hush

Absence of sound

• silenceTotal lack of sound
• quietLacking in sound
• subdueBring under control

soften · still · shush · quell · tone down · lower · dim · mute · damp · gentle

scarf

Neck-warming fabric strip

• blanketSoft bed covering
• shawlDraped shoulder covering
• cloakSleeveless outer wrap

swaddle · envelop · bundle · cocoon · shroud · wrap · cover · swathe · encase · veil

mumble

Speak softly, indistinctly

• mutterSpeak low and indistinctly
• murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
• garbleDistort into confusion

slur · unintelligible · unclear · faint · distant · smothered · indistinct · inaudible · obscured · distorted

firebrick

Heat-resistant ceramic block

• chamberEnclosed room or cavity
• enclosureConfined, bordered space
• protectiveServing to guard

firing · pottery · ceramics · container · box · heat · shield · clay · porcelain · glaze

• enclosingenvelop, surround, wrap, encircle, encase
• restrainhold back, suppress, hold in, keep in, keep down
• silencequiet, silent, mute, hush, stillness
• stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
• softensoften, dampen, mute, tone down, moderate
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