| soft-pedal(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| stop(verb, calm, quiet, restrain, crush) |
| censor(verb, quiet, restrain, crush, overcome) |
| curb(verb, stop, dull, quiet, reduce) |
| deafen |
| hush up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| inhibit(verb, dull, reduce, restrain, crush) |
| insulate(verb, protect, shield, bundle) |
| mask(verb, cover, hide, pack, bind) |
| mellow(verb, quiet, suppress, silence, dampen) |
| shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, quiet) |
| sit on(verb, expression, stop, hold, calm) |
| strike dumb(verb, expression, idiom, calm, dull) |
| throttle(verb, hold, quiet, restrain, curb) |
| veil(verb, cover, obscure, alter, deceive) |
| wrap up(verb, phrasal verb, clothing) |
| asphyxiate(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress) |
| bind(verb, cover, pack, fold, enclose) |
| black out(verb, expression, stop, restrain, crush) |
| blanket |