Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: MUTING |
MUTINGNoun1. Dung of birds. |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | The process of inhibiting, by an automatic device incorporated in a receiver, any response, usually acoustic, to an excitation of less than some predetermined magnitude or any response with a signal-to-noise ratio below some predetermined value. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: MUTING |
| Specialty definitions using "MUTING": phyllic alteration. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "MUTING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "MUTING" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 66.67% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (singular) | 33.33% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 9 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
muting palm | 9 |
guitar muting palm | 2 |
muting | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "MUTING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 减弱的声音. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | støjspærring (noise suppression, squelch), squelch (noise suppression, squelch), signaldæmpning (noise suppression, squelch), lydløs afstemning. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | stille afstemming (noise suppression, quiet tuning, squelch), squelch (noise suppression, squelch), dimmer (dimmer, light regulator, rheostat), blokkering (atrioventricular block, binding, block, blockade, blockage, blocking, cardiac block, choking, heart block, heart-block, immobilisation, immobilization, infiltration, interlock, jamming, locking, mute, noise suppression, putting on the skid, skidding, squelch, stopping), automatische blokkering (noise suppression, squelch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kohinan salpaaminen (noise suppression, squelch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | silencieux (muffler), réglage silencieux, effacement, blocage d'un récepteur radioélectrique, blocage automatique d'un récepteur radioélectrique, blocage automatique d'un récepteur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Stillschweigen wahrend, dämpfend (stewing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σιγασμός (noise suppression, squelch), φίμωση (gagging), λήψη με ακουστικό κατώφλι (noise suppression, squelch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | néma hangolás (squelch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | silenziatore automatico (noise suppression, squelch), silenziatore (muffler, silencer), silenziamento automatico (noise suppression, squelch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 약음기를 냄. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | utingmay silenciamento automático de um receptor (noise suppression, squelch), silenciador (muffler, noise damper, noise suppression, silencer, sound absorber, sound moderator, squelch), bloqueamento automático de um receptor (noise suppression, squelch). (various references) supresor de ruido de fondo, silenciamiento automático de un receptor (noise suppression, squelch), silenciador (muffler, silencer), atenuador (attenuator). (various references) brusspärrning (noise suppression, squelch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "MUTING": commuting, permuting, telecommuting, transmuting. (additional references) | |
| |
"MUTING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: matings, mbuti, Mcthing, Motaung, motig, moting, motting, mouting, mpting, Mstind, muding, mueing, multing, multyn, Muntingh, Muntingia, muring, Mushvig, Mutang, muteing, muthing, muti, Mutien, mutin, Mutini, muttin, muvin, Muvingi, Muyinga, uming, utin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "MUTING" (pronounced myuw"ting) |
| 6 | m y uw" t i ng | commuting, telecommuting. |
| 5 | -y uw" t i ng | computing, disputing, refuting. |
| 4 | -uw" t i ng | booting, diluting, fruiting, looting, polluting, recruiting, rerouting, rooting, saluting, shooting, uprooting. |
| 3 | -t i ng | abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-m-n-t-u" | |
-2 letters: mint, muni, ting, tung, unit. | |
-3 letters: gin, git, gnu, gum, gun, gut, mig, mug, mun, mut, nim, nit, nut, tin, tug, tui, tun. | |
-4 letters: in, it, mi, mu, nu, ti, um, un, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-i-m-n-t-u" | |
+1 letter: munting, musting, tumping. | |
+2 letters: fumigant, gumption, gunsmith, imputing, maturing, minuting, moulting, mounting, mouthing, mulcting, muntings, mutating, mutining, smutting, stumming, stumping, tegumina, thumbing, thumping, trumping, tumbling, umangite. | |
+3 letters: amounting, commuting, computing, contagium, costuming, embruting, emulating, fumigants, glutamine, gumptions, gunsmiths, imbruting, magnitude, mistuning, mountings, mustering, mutagenic, mutinying, muttering, outmoding, outmoving, permuting, smutching, strumming, stumbling, summating, summiting, thingummy, thrumming, tumblings, tumefying, umangites, umlauting, unmitring. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 55 54 49 4E 47 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
|
| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
|
| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
|
Morse Code (1836) (references)-- ..- - .. -. --. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01010101 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M U T I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0055 0054 0049 004E 0047 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
|
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)475554434841 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
