ミュート

noun

mute (music); damper

A device used to soften or muffle the sound of a musical instrument, such as a trumpet mute or piano damper.

See also: 弱音器

• トランペットにミュートを付つけて音おとを柔やわらかくする。

  I attach a mute to the trumpet to soften the sound.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

muting (TV, microphone, etc.)

The act of silencing audio output or input, commonly used for TVs, microphones, or other electronic devices.

• 会かい議ぎ中ちゅうはマイクをミュートにしてください。

  Please mute your microphone during the meeting.

• テレビの音おとがうるさいからミュートにした。

  The TV was loud, so I muted it.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

muting (social media user)

On social networking services, the action of hiding a user's posts or notifications without unfollowing or blocking them.

• うるさいアカウントをミュートした。

  I muted a noisy account.