The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MUFFLE
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More clues leading to the result MUFFLE
- . Tone down minimal amounts of make- up, foundation, face lotion etc…
- Drug runner carrying females’ wrap
- Dull, obstinate person eating very loudly
- Cross nursing staff leaving station in silence
- Courier takes females in disguise
- Keep warm and quiet
- Hush! It’s very loud inside carrier
- Conceal the hand-warming fur cylinder before the Spanish retreat
- Quieten drug smuggler, going around very loudly
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What does MUFFLE mean?
MUFFLE noun- Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
- A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
- A boxing glove.
- A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
- The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
- A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheels, polyspast, block and tackle.
- To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
- To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
- To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
- To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
- To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.