0 present participle of muffle
The second was the same kind of drill silenced with a muffling cover, and the third was an electric road breaker.
It is the same with the muffling of aircraft noise.
He asked a number of questions about the possibilities of muffling engine noise and about the noise of take-off.
Possibly the best way of countering the noise is by muffling in some way.
Even an enlightened employer tends to see the issue in terms of muffling a worker against hazards or providing him with ear plugs.
What extra noise protection and muffling measures will be considered to protect them against the additional capacity that he is proposing?
These groups tend more and more towards inequality; towards the restriction of social rights and liberties and the muffling of social protest.
There is a real danger that there will be a muffling of debate over those crucial value judgments and assumptions which must underlie any long term strategy.