Lexic.us

Definition of Muted

1. Adjective. In a softened tone. "A quiet reprimand"

2. Adjective. Being or made softer or less loud or clear. "Muted trumpets"

Definition of Muted

1. Verb. (past of mute) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Muted

1. mute [v] - See also: mute

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muted

mutatory mutawa mutaween mutch mutches mutchkin mutchkins mute cancel mute e mute h

mute point mute swan mute swans muteable muted (current term) muted tidal regime mutedly mutein mutely muteness

mutenesses muter muters mutes mutessarif mutessarifs mutest mutex mutexes

Literary usage of Muted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Technique of the Modern Orchestra: A Manual of Practical Instrumentation by Charles Marie Widor (1906)
"24 muted Trumpets. Impossible beyond. 11.— Neither Beethoven nor Weber made use of muted Trumpets. Wagner has brought them into fashion by employing them in ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"The case was sub- 50 SE—30 muted to the Jury, and at the conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence the court granted a nonsuit, to which the plaintiff excepted ..."

3. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1832)
"... at the instance of ihe. bankrupt himself, is not war- muted—Held, that a trustee Imping ... muted ..."

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