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Mute

mjuːt

Mute definitions
adjective
mute
  1. refraining from speech or temporarily speechless

    "Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully"

    silent speechless dumb unspeaking wordless voiceless tongue-tied at a loss for words tight-lipped close-mouthed taciturn uncommunicative
    • not expressed in speech

      "she gazed at him in mute appeal"

    • characterized by an absence of sound; quiet

      "the great church was mute and dark"

    • (of hounds) not giving tongue while hunting
  2. unable to communicate through speech on account of a congenital or pathological condition
    unable to speak without the power of speech
  3. (of a letter) not pronounced

    "mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel"

noun
mute mutes
  1. a button or setting on a television, phone, or other device that temporarily turns off the sound
  2. a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings
    • a pad or cone placed in the opening of a brass or other wind instrument to soften the sound
  3. a person who is unable to communicate through speech on account of a congenital or pathological condition
    • (in some Asian countries) a servant who was deprived of the power of speech
    • an actor in a dumbshow
    • a professional attendant or mourner at a funeral

      "an undertaker's mute"

verb
mute muted mutes muting
  1. deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of

    "her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet"

    deaden muffle mask dull dampen damp down soften silence
    • reduce the strength or intensity of

      "his professional contentment was muted by personal sadness"

  2. turn off (a microphone or the audio on an electronic device), especially temporarily

    "this mode will mute the ringtone and message notification sounds"

    • (especially on social media) turn off (notifications, especially from a particular user or group or about a post, update, etc.)

      "it's simple to mute notifications you don't want to see"

  3. muffle the sound of (a musical instrument), especially by the use of a mute

    "when muted and blown hard the trombone produces a very nasal and metallic sound"