1.   Everything was silent except the gurgling of paddles and the muffled shouts from the far end of town.

2.   The hand reeked of garlic-she clawed at it, her muffled shouts oozing out between the fingers.

3.   We heard muffled shouts and screams from the bar below.

4.   He said he arrived to hear muffled shouts from beneath the rubble.