Muffle vs Swaddle - What's the difference?
muffle | swaddle | Synonyms |
Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up .
* Addison
* Dryden
* Arbuthnot
To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
* 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 397:
(dated) To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
(dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
Muffle is a synonym of swaddle.
As nouns the difference between muffle and swaddle
is that muffle is anything that mutes or deadens sound while swaddle is anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.As verbs the difference between muffle and swaddle
is that muffle is to wrap (a person, face etc) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up while swaddle is to bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.muffle
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(muffl)- The face lies muffled up within the garment.
- He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes.
- muffled up in darkness and superstition
- to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock
- The singer's voice was muffled by the thick walls, yet Tyrion knew the verse.