mute >> mjuːt
Definition: [adjective] refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.
Example: Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully
Definition: [adjective] (of a person) lacking the faculty of speech.
Definition: [adjective] (of a letter) not pronounced.
Example: mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel
Definition: [noun] a person lacking the faculty of speech.
Definition: [noun] a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings.
Definition: [noun] a device on a television, telephone, or other appliance that temporarily turns off the sound.
Definition: [verb] deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.
Example: her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet