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mute
[ myoot ]
adjective
- silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
Antonyms:
- not emitting or having sound of any kind.
- incapable of speech (offensive when applied to humans):
Animals are mute and are only able to speak in fairy tales and fables.
- (of letters) silent; not pronounced:
The mute 鈥渆鈥 in the word 鈥渄ime鈥 makes the preceding vowel long, so it is not pronounced like 鈥渄im.鈥
- Law. (of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial (used chiefly in the phrase to stand mute ).
- Fox Hunting. (of a hound) hunting a line without giving tongue or cry.
noun
- Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- an actor whose part is confined to dumb show.
- Law. a person who stands mute when arraigned.
- Also called sordino. a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument.
- Phonetics. (especially in older use) stop ( def 34b ).
- British Obsolete. a hired mourner at a funeral; a professional mourner.
verb (used with object)
- to deaden or muffle the sound of:
The music was a little muted by distance and the trees.
- to turn off (a microphone, a speaker, or audio):
During the commercials, they muted the TV and discussed the game.
Check the mic icon to make sure you're not muted.
- to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color.
- to soften or subdue; moderate:
His happiness about returning to the United States was muted by his concern for the other hostages.
mute
1/ 尘箩耻藧迟 /
adjective
- not giving out sound or speech; silent
- unable to speak; dumb
- unspoken or unexpressed
mute dislike
- law (of a person arraigned on indictment) refusing to answer a charge
- phonetics another word for plosive
- (of a letter in a word) silent
noun
- a person who is unable to speak
- law a person who refuses to plead when arraigned on indictment for an offence
- any of various devices used to soften the tone of stringed or brass instruments
- phonetics a plosive consonant; stop
- a silent letter
- an actor in a dumb show
- a hired mourner at a funeral
verb
- to reduce the volume of (a musical instrument) by means of a mute, soft pedal, etc
- to subdue the strength of (a colour, tone, lighting, etc)
mute
2/ 尘箩耻藧迟 /
verb
- (of birds) to discharge (faeces)
noun
- birds' faeces
Usage
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- 藞尘耻迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 藞尘耻迟别濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 尘耻迟别路濒测 adverb
- 尘耻迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of mute1
Origin of mute2
Example Sentences
Abu Ali says he learned to be a mute servant of the state.
In contrast, Reform's advance was more muted in wards that the Liberal Democrats and the Greens were defending.
Often shown on-screen in the middle distance or the background, her expressions always muted, Nina drifts through this slow-burn crisis without any palpable urgency or alarm.
The walls of these rooms accomplish a kind of muting of her aura, a place where veneration feels austere or regimented by bureaucracy.
When Liverpool last secured a Premier League title - five years ago - the scenes of jubilation were muted by lockdown restrictions.
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