"muzak" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-muzak.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} muzak (uncountable)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Muzak (“easy listening music, especially if regarded as uninteresting; something regarded as droning on and often boring, or soothing but undemanding”) Tags: alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: Muzak (extra: easy listening music, especially if regarded as uninteresting; something regarded as droning on and often boring, or soothing but undemanding)
    Sense id: en-muzak-en-noun-2qBtcXl5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-muzak.wav Forms: muzaks [present, singular, third-person], muzaking [participle, present], muzaked [participle, past], muzaked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} muzak (third-person singular simple present muzaks, present participle muzaking, simple past and past participle muzaked)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Muzak Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Muzak
    Sense id: en-muzak-en-verb-eVxt4RXz

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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