mute

/mjˈut/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. expressed without speech- Emily Dickinson- Thomas Wolfe
   “a mute appeal”
2. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

noun

1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

verb

1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Synonyms for mute

• tongueless
• unspoken
• wordless
• inarticulate
• dumb
• silent
• deaf-mute
• deaf-and-dumb person
• muffle
• dull
• damp
• dampen
• tone down

Words that rhyme with mute

• shoot
• root
• suit
• boot
• salute
• substitute
• acute
• execute
• absolute
• commute
• fruit
• hoot
• recruit
• route
• attribute
• constitute
• dispute
• flute
• loot
• moot
• pursuit
• arrowroot
• brute
• chute
• convolute
• dilute
• institute
• overshoot
• prosecute
• toot