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Excerpt from The Invisible ManH.G. WellsThe stranger, muffled in hat, coat, gloves, and wrapper, came out impatiently to meet Fearenside's cart, while Hall was having a word or so of gossip preparatory to helping bring them in.Which is the BEST meaning for muffled as it is used in the selected sentence?

options:

missed

stifled

dropped

hidden