mutes

Noun

• a deaf person who is unable to speak
• a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
• plural of mute

Verb

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
• third-person singular simple present indicative of mute

Synonyms

damp, dampen, deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, dull, muffle, mute, tone down