| He is the fountainhead of patronage, which mutes any criticism from his parliamentary caucus. |
| When the transmitter signal is weak or absent, the noise level is high and the squelch circuit mutes the receiver. |
| There is also an extensive use of mutes, including staggered transitions from muted to unmuted and vice versa, like a cross-fade in recording. |
| The instruments in the string ensemble were played with mutes and without vibrato, producing a harsh cold sound. |
| The transmitter has a MUTE ยต switch that noiselessly mutes the audio signal without switching the transmitter off. |
| The reduced attention to politics mutes the most important way in which individual human agency drives human experience. |
