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Mute

adjective

Expressed without speech. Synonyms: tongueless, unspoken, wordless. "A silent curse" , "Best grief is tongueless" , "The words stopped at her lips unsounded" , "Unspoken grief" , "Choking exasperation and wordless shame"

Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness. Synonyms: dumb, silent.

noun

A deaf person who is unable to speak. Synonyms: deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute.

A device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument.

verb

Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. Synonyms: damp, dampen, dull, muffle, tone down.

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"Mute" Quotes from Famous Books

... to plead was to betray the liberties of Englishmen, stood mute; and his silence, according to a recent act, was taken for a confession of guilt. Mordaunt was more fortunate. Stapeley, who, to save his own life, swore against him, proved an unwilling witness; ...

— The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans - to the Accession of King George the Fifth - Volume 8 • John Lingard and Hilaire Belloc

... like quiet, truth to tell, A tranquil life is sweet to me— But this," I sneered, "suits me too well.— He shuts his door so noiselessly, And glides about so very mute, In each mysterious pursuit, His silence is oppressive, and Too ...

— Green Fields and Running Brooks, and Other Poems • James Whitcomb Riley

... metamorphosed into a human heart. When he was satisfied with his day's business, he would rub his hands; his inward glee would escape like smoke through every rift and wrinkle of his face;—in no other way is it possible to give an idea of the mute play of muscle which expressed sensations similar to the soundless laughter of Leather Stocking. Indeed, even in transports of joy, his conversation was confined to monosyllables; he wore the ...

— Gobseck • Honore de Balzac

... now, Messrs. Bores, think to retrieve your character by coming into my house and sitting mute for two hours. Heaven forbid that your blood should be found on my skirts! but I believe I shall kill you, if you do. The only reason why I have not laid violent hands on you heretofore is that your ...

— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) • Various

... Wilson dismissed him, brutally, abruptly, with the petulance of an invalid too tired to be fair; for a reason so obviously disingenuous that Mr. Lansing had the sympathy of the country. He should either have told the truth then and there or forever have held his peace; and had he remained mute out of the mystery would have grown a myth. The fictitious Lansing would have become an historical character. But he must needs write a book. It does not make pleasant reading. It does not make its ...

— The Mirrors of Washington • Anonymous

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