Muting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process by which something is muted or silenced.
"Film and dance theory offer a productive vocabulary for considering the effects of these mutings and deafenings."
- 2 The dung of birds.
"It is more surprising that instinct should lead small nesting birds to remove their broken eggs and the early mutings, […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of mute form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Film and dance theory offer a productive vocabulary for considering the effects of these mutings and deafenings."
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