muting

USMYOO-ting/ˈmjutɪŋ/UKMYOOT-ing/ˈmjuːtɪŋ/

3 meanings of muting

1
noununcountable
The act of turning off a sound or making something quiet.
Like pressing a button so a loud TV suddenly goes quiet.
The muting of the loud music helped the baby fall asleep.
She set up automatic muting for calls during her meetings.
Similarsilencing, suppression, stifling
Oppositeamplification
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2
verb
Present participle of mute. Use this form for something happening right now.
She is muting her phone before the movie starts.
He kept muting the ads during the show.
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3
noununcountable
The waste that birds pass from their bodies, also called bird droppings.
Like the white droppings you find under a bird's nest.
The windshield was covered in muting from the pigeons above.
She wiped the muting off the cage floor every morning.
Similardroppings, dung, guano
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muting is a form of mute

mute, verb: To switch off the sound of something, like a TV or phone. Full entry

Forms: mutemutes he/she/itmuting -ing formmuted past tense, past participle
Spelling: mute → muting: drop the e, add -ing

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