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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A stopped consonant; a stop.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A person who does not have the power of speech.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   A mute swan.

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To silence, to make quiet.

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To turn off the sound of.

   “Please mute the music while I make a call.”

10. Meaning 10 · adjective

    Not having the power of speech; dumb.

11. Meaning 11 · adjective

    Silent; not making a sound.

12. Meaning 12 · adjective

    Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.

13. Meaning 13 · adjective

    Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.

How this word is used

• Everyday “Please mute the music while I make a call.”
• Academic “In academic writing, “mute” can carry a precise technical sense.”
• Business “In business contexts, “mute” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”

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