Another word for muted

"No," came the answer, muted by a sob.

It was muted black, made out of material smoother than silk that draped over her arm like a second skin.

They normally were, and if they weren't, their screaming was muted by the magic of their cells.

There is not room for one together with an independent violoncello part; the wonderful use of muted solo violoncellos in the slow movement of the Pastoral Symphony being a special effect, like the earlier instance in Haydn's 12th Salomon Symphony.

She rested against the door, jarred when the flash of a grey knife crossed inches before her eyes, followed by a muted thunk as the weapon buried itself in the door.