āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
muted
01
āĻŽā§āĻĻā§, āĻāĻŽ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
(of a sound) having a subdued quality, with reduced intensity or volume
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The muted sounds of the city at night contrasted with the bustling daytime activity.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§
having a softened sound created by placing a mute on the instrument
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With her muted guitar, the musician achieved a gentle, whispering tone perfect for the ballad.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§, āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ
(of colors) having a subdued tone, lacking brightness or vibrancy
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist used muted pastels to convey a sense of nostalgia and melancholy in her paintings.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻŽā§āĻĻā§, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨
lacking excitement or strong emotions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His muted response to the award showed that he was nât particularly excited.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
muted
mute
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
