put damper on (verb) mute: muffle, tone down sound
Sinonime: benumb, bottle up, cork up, dampen, deaden, decrease the volume,
drown, gag, hush, keep it down,
lower,
moderate, muzzle, pipe down, put damper on, put the lid on,
reduce,
silence, soft-pedal,
soften,
subdue, turn down
Antonime: articulate,
speak,
voice