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sourdine

/sʊəˈdiːn/ UK

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From French sourdine.

noun sourdines

historical A muted trumpet.
historical A mute; a damper.

adjective more sourdine · most sourdine

Muffled, muted; subdued. The streets had been considerably quieter in the sourdine Past.

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@misc{sourdine_2026,
  title = {sourdine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sourdine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}