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Meaning of
mute
in English
mute
us
//mjuːt//
uk
//mjuːt//
#common
Plural
mutes
Past Tense
muted
Participle Verb
muting
Third Person Singular
mutes
Definitions
Verb
to
silence
or
quiet
something
The
manager
asked
the
audio
engineer
to
mute
the
microphone
.
to
turn
off
sound
(
on
a
device
)
She
pressed
the
button
to
mute
the
TV
during
the
phone
call
.
Adjective
completely
silent
;
no
sound
The
library
was
a
mute
environment
where
everyone
studied
quietly
.
lacking
the
ability
to
speak
;
dumb
The
patient
was
left
mute
after
the
surgery
and
couldn't
express
her
feelings
.
Noun
a
person
unable
to
speak
The
doctor
examined
the
mute
patient
who
had
lost
her
voice
due
to
illness
.
a
device
to
soften
sound
(
in
music
);
reduce
volume
The
musician
used
a
mute
to
reduce
the
volume
of
her
trumpet
during
practice
.
a
device
to
turn
off
sound
The
audio
engineer
used
a
mute
to
silence
the
loudspeaker
.
Compounds / Phrases
semimute
remain mute
