mute

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: myo͞ot, IPA ^(key): /mjuːt/, SAMPA: /mju:t/

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Adjective

Positive mute

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Being mute is not talking or making a sound; silent.
2. (offensive) A person who is mute cannot speak.

Related words

• muteness
• mutism

Noun

Singular mute

Plural mutes

1. (countable) A person who cannot talk. (Usually the mute)

Verb

Plain form mute

Third-person singular mutes

Past tense muted

Past participle muted

Present participle muting

1. If you mute something, you muffle, or soften the sound of it.