unmuffle

un·muf·fle

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-muhf-uh l]
- /ʌnˈmʌf əl/
- /ˌʌnˈmʌfl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-muhf-uh l]
- /ʌnˈmʌf əl/

Definitions of unmuffle word

verb with object unmuffle to strip of or free from something that muffles. 2
verb without object unmuffle to throw off something that muffles. 1
verb unmuffle to remove something that muffles 0
verb transitive unmuffle to remove a covering from (the face, head, etc.) 0
verb transitive unmuffle to remove the muffling from (oars, a drum, etc.) 0
intransitive verb unmuffle to take off something that muffles 0

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Origin of unmuffle

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; un-2 + muffle1

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Parts of speech for Unmuffle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unmuffle

unmuffle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

unmuffle usage trend in Literature

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