Film and dance theory offer a productive vocabulary for considering the effects of these mutings and deafenings.
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Muting
Synonyms for "muting" (237 found)
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Noun(2 words)
deaf-mutedeafendentaldiapasondiphthongdissimilationdulldumbdumbfoundeddumbstrickendumbstruckdummyeconomical of wordsepenthetic vowelexanimateexplosiveextrafigurantfigurantegag
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glideglottalglottalizationgrievergutturalhushhushclothinanimateinanimatedinarticulateindisposed to talkinertinsensateinsensibleinsentientkeenerlabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlaconiclamenterlaryngeallaterallifelesslingualliquidmanner of articulationmetronomemodificationmonochordmonophthongmorphophonememournermufflermummusic standmuzzlenasalnoiselessnonconsciousnonliving
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (118)
occlusivepalatalpallbearerparasitic vowelpeakpharyngealpharyngealizationphonephonemepitch pipeplay downplosiveprofessional mournerprothetic vowelquietquietenerreservedretroflexrhythmometersegmental phoneme
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semivowelsenselessshortshutsilencesilence clothsilencersnugsoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftensonantsonometersonoritysordinesordinosoullesssound-absorbing materialsoundproofingsoundproofing insulationsourdinesparing of wordsspear-carrierspeech soundspeechlessstand instand-instandbystickstiflestopstricken dumbsubduesubstitutesupesupersupernumerarysupportsupporting actorsupporting castsuppresssurdsyllabic nucleussyllabic peaksyllabletacittaciturntametersetight lippedtight-lippedtonetone downtone measurertongue tiedtongue-tiedtonguelesstransition soundtriphthongtuning bartuning forktuning pipeturn downunanimatedunconsciousunderstudyunfeelingunloquaciousunsaiduntalkativevelarvocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoiced soundvoicelessvoiceless soundvoicingvowelwalk onwalk-onwalking gentlemanword-boundwordless
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
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Sample sentences
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It is more surprising that instinct should lead small nesting birds to remove their broken eggs and the early mutings, […]
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