I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
deaf mute
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
swan
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The mute swan population stands at the highest it has been for 40 years.
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So work still needs to be done to make Britain a completely safe place for the mute swan .
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It is the only colony of mute swans in the world that is open to the public.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a mute "e"
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A stroke left her mute and unable to use her legs.
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The kid stared at me in a state of mute fear.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Claudia raised the bottle of shampoo in mute enquiry.
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His mouth opened in mute protest at this perversion of the proper order of affairs.
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I must scream, I have to, yet I too am mute .
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I thought it prudent at this point to remain mute .
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Jean-Claude returned from Paris mute and exhausted, as if under a spell.
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The sky has evolved into a mute deep blue, huge and high.
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The trial brings out many spectators to see Hetty standing mute and expressionless.
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They stood their ground, mute and attentive, though they came no nearer.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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The females are more muted in brown and white.
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How about the crinkling of Cellophane or the more muted wax paper?
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They did not disappear, but were more muted than before.
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Her gestures were lively, almost like those of her partner but perhaps a shade more muted , not quite as buoyant.
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I tried to ignore the now more muted sounds of their inmates, keeping my eyes firmly on the floor.
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My enthusiasm has always been more muted in the case of the big, highly publicised national charities.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I muted the TV sound to avoid the inane commentary.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All the resolution needed for maximum impact, I thought, was to have its sharp working-class rhetoric muted.
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As for immigration, Texans are curiously muted on the subject.
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However, such public condemnation and the associated moral outrage can, on occasions, be strangely muted.
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Reno muted criticism by taking responsibility for the decision, as well as hanging tough during congressional hearings in 1995.
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So is the hum and whine, despite being muted further by extra sound-proofing.
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The men's footfalls were muted - jungle boots on concrete.
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To prove their patriotism, Catholics muted whatever differences they perceived between the teachings of Church and the practices of State.
III. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deaf
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The children were raised by deaf mutes .
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The deaf mute said the company would never discriminate against a disabled employee.
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But deaf mutes are often treated well, because they have a positive image, Ahmad said.
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But deaf mutes and epileptics both have the right to workplace accommodations, Ahmad said.
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Using the pen he had bought from the deaf mute , he set about his task with diligence.
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The deaf mute nodded once very briefly and then moved on, leaving Quinn with the pen in his hand.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hollywood will always need a good mute .
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In the loud, unending human chorus of the Bowery, who besides a mute could have gained that title for himself?
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Southgate and Mandeville, their two mutes behind them, travelled at the head of the procession, whispering to each other.
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Trumpet players in dance bands possess many different sorts of mutes with a corresponding number of resultant timbres.