General meaning: muffled  

Italian

allontanandosi

withdrawing, dying away SEE ALSO Dynamics

coperto

covered; muffled

cupo

dark, deep, veiled

lontano

far away

soffocato

muffled, damped, choked

sordamente

with a veiled, muffled tone

suffocato

muffled (also spelled soffocato)

velato

veiled