# mutes

Pronunciation: say "MYOOTS" US /mjuts/, UK /mjuːts/

## Noun

1. Plural of mute. — plural of mute
   - Simple: Plural of mute. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The orchestra's brass section fitted their mutes before the quiet passage._
   - _Two mutes lay forgotten on the conductor's stand after rehearsal._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of mute. — third-person singular simple present indicative of mute
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of mute. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The app automatically mutes background noise during a call._
   - _A thick carpet mutes the sound of footsteps in the hallway._

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