Mute | Mean of mute in English Dictionary

/ˈmjuːt/

• not able or willing to speak
1. The defendant stood mute [=silent] during questioning.
2. She knew the answer, but she decided to remain mute. [=silent]
3. We just sat there, mute [=speechless], unable to explain what happened.
4. The scientists have been mute [=they have not said anything] about the results of the tests.
5. mute witnesses
• felt or expressed without the use of words
1. They hugged each other in mute sympathy.
2. I could see a mute plea for help in his eyes.
• Noun
• a person who cannot speak

• a device on a musical instrument (such as a trumpet) that makes its sound much softer
• Verb
• to make (a sound) softer or quieter
1. They covered their ears to mute [=muffle] the sound of the guns.
2. We muted our voices.
• to make (something, such as a television) silent
1. He used the remote control to mute the TV.
• to make (something) softer or less harsh
1. The loud colors in this room need to be muted.
2. He muted his criticism of the president. [=he expressed his criticism less harshly]