31.   Spent cartridge shells were found in a tunnel lined with old car tires, apparently to muffle the sound of shooting.

32.   The rubber was designed to muffle sounds from inside the submarine to make it harder to detect, and was apparently sturdier than the divers expected.

33.   The sand muffled the sound of prayers.

34.   When she was in Tibet, Gyaltsen Chotso huddled under quilts to muffle the sound when she listened to news broadcasts on her short-wave radio.

35.   White gloves were given out to the audience at one show by a local Canto-pop star to muffle the sound of the applause.