to mute
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3.1
- verb
- /mjuːt/
:
silenciar
- Please mute your microphone during the presentation so everyone can hear clearly.
- mute criticism
- served to mute
And then my pinky is muting these other three strings.
- And then my pinky is muting these other three strings.
- Can you be neutral if you allow people to mute things?
- The fact that culturally we have muted our desire for rapid growth.
- Let's let's mute this down with a little bit of Givenchy.
- I rake, I'm muting with the palm of this hand, right?
- If there's a mute button, I would mute everyone.
Examples
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By using the mute feature in the sequencing program, the students can mute the melody without erasing it.
Academic text (1995) -
To avoid distractions, I decided to mute the notifications on my phone.
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Oh, man, you got to mute that, OK.
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We had to mute you before, but we're in now.
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Oh, just mute that, and then...
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Go ahead and mute her.
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Someone says mute it, we can't hear you.
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Watch what happens when I try to mute my mic with one hand.
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If there's a mute button, I would mute everyone.
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I'm muting you.
Synonyms
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3.5
To stop someone from speaking or making noise
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3.2
To make someone or something calm and less noisy
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5.8
To make a sound or feeling quieter so it is less noticeable
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3.7
To make something less strong, for example a sound, color or feeling
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2.0
Make people or things less noisy and less active
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3.4
Cause something to become less sharp, strong or bright
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4.8
To make a sound or feeling less strong
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4.4
Make something less strong or noticeable, for example sound and feeling
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4.6
Make someone or something less noisy and calmer
Turn off or lower the music quickly using a remote
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Etymology
Mute comes from the Latin mutus 'silent', so to mute something is to make it quiet or 'silent', like turning off a phone sound or covering a noise source.