MUTE
ADJECTIVES
► MUM-BUDGET mute, silent, mute → 1622 obs.
► MUMCHANCE mute, silent; tongue-tied → 1681
► OBMUTESCENT remaining mute → 1876
► TONGUE-TACKIT mute, dumb; tongue-tied; having an impediment in speech → 1825 Sc.
NOUNS
► OBMUTESCENCE a becoming (wilfully) mute, speechless, or dumb; the act of obstinately remaining mute → 1646
VERBS
► DAMPER to mute, to quiet → 1979 US sl.
► MUM to render mute; to silence → c1475
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