# muted

Pronunciation: US say "MYOO-tid" /ˈmjutɪd/; UK say "MYOOT-id" /ˈmjuːtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Quiet or soft in sound; not loud, sharp, or harsh.
   - Simple: Soft and quiet in sound, not loud or sharp.
   - _A muted hum drifted up from the engine room below deck._
   - _The crowd's cheering grew muted as the home team fell further behind._
2. Expressed in a restrained, understated way rather than strongly or openly.
   - Simple: Held back and not shown in a strong or open way.
   - _The earnings report drew a muted response from investors._
   - _His criticism was muted, hinting at the problems without naming anyone._
3. Toned down and subdued; soft and lacking intensity or brightness.
   - Simple: Soft and gentle, not bright or strong.
   - _The designer chose a muted palette of dusty pinks and slate grays._
   - _Late autumn light gave the whole valley a muted, gentle quality._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of mute. — simple past and past participle of mute
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of mute. Use this form when the action already happened.
   - _Thick velvet curtains muted the noise from the busy street._
   - _The host's microphone stayed muted for the first ten minutes of the video call._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/muted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).