Mute (short story) definition

(1) Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

(2) Expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate

"A mute appeal"

"A silent curse"

"Best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson

"The words stopped at her lips unsounded"

"Unspoken grief"

"Choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe

(3) Lacking power of speech

(4) A device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

(5) A deaf person who is unable to speak

(6) Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping