muting

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present participle of

If you mute a noise, or a device making a noise, you make it less loud or not able to be heard at all:

Heavy curtains muted the noise of the traffic.

She muted the TV so she could hear what he was saying.

Don't forget to mute your microphone when another person on the call is speaking.

to make a person unable to be heard, for example when using video conferencing software:

Automatically mute participants as they join the meeting, and allow participants to unmute themselves if they want to speak to others in the meeting.

If you mute a musical instrument, you attach a device to it that changes its sound, usually making it quieter:

The song features muted trumpets.

to stop someone's messages, pictures, etc. appearing on a social media website when you look at it, without removing the person as a friend:

Instagram now lets you mute your friends.