mute
04-29-2005, 04:37 PM
Mute is a contradiction of his nickname since he isn't. But we like it that way.
I'm not picking a fight, more like putting this up for discussion. 'Cause I still abide to the fact that I am still mute... 'technically'
mute ( P ) Pronunciation Key (myt)
adj. mut·er, mut·est
Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.
Often Offensive. Unable to speak.
Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.
Expressed without speech; unspoken: a mute appeal.
Law. Refusing to plead when under arraignment.
Linguistics.
Not pronounced; silent, as the e in the word house.
Pronounced with a temporary stoppage of breath, as the sounds (p) and (b); plosive; stopped.
n.
Often Offensive. One who is incapable of speech.
Law. A defendant who refuses to plead when under arraignment.
Music. Any of various devices used to muffle or soften the tone of an instrument.
Linguistics.
A silent letter.
A plosive; a stop.
tr.v. mut·ed, mut·ing, mutes
To soften or muffle the sound of.
To soften the tone, color, shade, or hue of
:D
I'm not picking a fight, more like putting this up for discussion. 'Cause I still abide to the fact that I am still mute... 'technically'
mute ( P ) Pronunciation Key (myt)
adj. mut·er, mut·est
Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.
Often Offensive. Unable to speak.
Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.
Expressed without speech; unspoken: a mute appeal.
Law. Refusing to plead when under arraignment.
Linguistics.
Not pronounced; silent, as the e in the word house.
Pronounced with a temporary stoppage of breath, as the sounds (p) and (b); plosive; stopped.
n.
Often Offensive. One who is incapable of speech.
Law. A defendant who refuses to plead when under arraignment.
Music. Any of various devices used to muffle or soften the tone of an instrument.
Linguistics.
A silent letter.
A plosive; a stop.
tr.v. mut·ed, mut·ing, mutes
To soften or muffle the sound of.
To soften the tone, color, shade, or hue of
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