mute
IPA: mjˈut
noun
- (phonetics, now obsolete) A stopped consonant; a stop.
- (obsolete, theater) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.
- A person who does not have the power of speech.
- A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
- An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- A mute swan.
- The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
verb
- (transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
- (transitive) To turn off the sound of.
- (now rare) Of a bird: to defecate.
- (transitive) To cast off; to moult.
adjective
- Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- Silent; not making a sound.
- Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
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Examples of "mute" in Sentences
- Can you please mute the TV
- The movie continued in muted form.
- He is curiously mute on the subject.
- Muted drums are in the same category.
- Individuals can become mute or bedridden.
- The character pretended to be deaf and mute.
- The initial reaction to the invasion is muted.
- The character is pretended to be deaf and mute.
- Any arguement to the contrary is mute and silly.
- The article on aerobic exercise is mute on the issue.