"mute" meaning in English

See mute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mjuːt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mute.ogg [US] Forms: mute [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: myo͞ot [UK] Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Being mute is not talking or making a sound; silent.
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-adj-dCmX0WaC
  2. A person who is mute cannot speak.
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-adj-BOlANIby

Noun

IPA: /mjuːt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mute.ogg [US] Forms: mute [singular], mutes [plural]
enPR: myo͞ot [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person who cannot talk.
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-noun-jcJomuXn

Verb

IPA: /mjuːt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mute.ogg [US] Forms: mute [canonical], mutes [third-person, singular], muted [past], muted [past, participle], muting [present, participle]
enPR: myo͞ot [UK] Head templates: {{verb|mut|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you mute something, you muffle, or soften the sound of it.
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-verb-A~klt89t
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      ]
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    },
    {
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        "A person who is mute cannot speak."
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      "tags": [
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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}

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