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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A muted trumpet. historical
2. 2
   an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound wordnet
3. 3
   A mute; a damper. historical
4. 4
   a mute for a violin wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Muffled, muted; subdued.

   "The streets had been considerably quieter in the sourdine Past."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cushiondampdampergagmufflemuffler

Example

More examples

"The streets had been considerably quieter in the sourdine Past."

Etymology

From French sourdine.

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