Muted
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To silence, to make quiet.
Example sentence: I searched YouTube for 'deaf music videos' and watched them with the sound muted. I noticed that though you could understand the words being signed, the sense of rhythm was lost. That's when I had the idea to create a video where you could see the sounds you couldn't hear.
Dull
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.Boring; not exciting or interesting.Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster.Not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.To soften, moderate or blunt.To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
Example sentence: Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes', otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.