noun
a deaf person who is unable to speak
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deaf-mute
deaf-and-dumb person
noun
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
verb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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adjective
expressed without speech
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Examples
- a mute appeal
- a silent curse
- best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson
- the words stopped at her lips unsounded
- unspoken grief
- choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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