‘ _mute_ e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel’

‘he'd been bullied into silence—people often wondered if he was actually _mute_ ’

‘the great church was _mute_ and dark’

‘Above him, attached to the wall, were 25 manual typewriters with rusted and missing parts, _mute_ relics of an antiquated era in communication.’

‘she gazed at him in _mute_ appeal’

‘With _mute_ excitement I quickly snapped it up, paid and exited the store - only to suddenly realise that Durgnat wasn't the author I had in mind when I whipped his book off the shelf.’

‘Harry sat _mute_ , his cheeks burning resentfully’

‘The rest of the crowded carriage watched in _mute_ silence.’

‘He then quietly crept downstairs to get himself a drink, consciousness now having taken a hold on him, and then he flicked around the television channels on _mute_ until his parents woke up.’

‘‘Him’, I point at the screen as I grab the remote to turn the _mute_ off.’

‘the abbot had a _mute_ of hounds’

‘This _mute_ of hounds, dashing all over the pace, split the morning air with enough hideous din to frighten any fox out of the commune.’

‘On woodwinds, a cloth bag has sometimes been tied over the instrument, and small pear-shaped wooden _mutes_ were made to fit into 18th-century oboe bells.’

‘He said there was the possibility that the disappearance of the items, which also included four red and blue glitter hats, several brass _mutes_ and three wooden music rests, was a mistake.’

‘the child remained as silent as a _mute_ ’

‘an undertaker's _mute_ ’

‘her footsteps were _muted_ by the thick carpet’

‘Then again, it was a pretty windy day, and voices were _muted_ by the sound of the wind.’

‘when _muted_ and blown hard the trombone produces a very nasal and metallic sound’

‘Use a keyboard which has shortcut keys for instantly _muting_ the sound though.’

‘his professional contentment was _muted_ by personal sadness’

‘You probably don't want to go too light on the effect here, because the next steps will soften the grain and _mute_ its effect.’