Charlie's hand muffled the cry.

He recoiled as I appeared out of the darkness and my quick hand over his mouth muffled his scream.

Hard hands muffled the kender again, and a deep voice whispered, "Get that little nuisance out of here!"

I w-" Her warm hand muffled his mouth.

The young lady, when I turned to her, stood in a morning gown, and her hands muffled in the same, as if to hold me at a distance.

White-knuckled hands hold cellphones close and muffle frantic calls.

My left hand muffled her scream; with the edge of my left hand I chopped the side of her neck-not a killing stroke but I had no time to be gentle; she went limp.

His other hand muffled her cry.

So long as dirty political hands can muffle dissident voices - or strangle a boy into silence - there is no justice here," Brunetti says sadly, "not only for this man and his family, but for this city and this country.