mute
verb/mjuːt/
/mjuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mute | /mjuːt/ /mjuːt/ |
| he / she / it mutes | /mjuːts/ /mjuːts/ |
| past simple muted | /ˈmjuːtɪd/ /ˈmjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle muted | /ˈmjuːtɪd/ /ˈmjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form muting | /ˈmjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈmjuːtɪŋ/ |
- to turn off the sound on a phone, television, etc.
- mute something A button on the speaker mutes the microphone.
- mute somebody/yourself In online meetings it is often best to mute yourself when you are not speaking.
- mute something to make the sound of something, especially a musical instrument, quieter or softer, sometimes using a mute
- He muted the strings with his palm.
- The traffic noise was muted by the heavy drapes.
- mute something to make something weaker or less severe synonym tone down
- She thought it better to mute her criticism.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus.
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