muffle

To mumble; mutter; speak indistinctly.

The tumid and naked part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents.

To infold or wrap up, especially in some cloth or woven fabric, so as to conceal from view or protect from the weather; wrap up or cover close, particularly the neck and face; envelop or inwrap in some covering.

To blindfold.

Figuratively, to wrap up or cover; conceal; involve.

To envelop more or less completely in something that deadens sound: used especially of bells, drums, and oars. See muffled.

To restrain from speaking by wrapping up the head; put to silence.

Synonyms Muzzle, etc. See gag.

The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; — used esp. of ruminants.

To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.