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palm mute

palm mute verb: to soften the sound of the strings of a guitar (or other stringed instrument) by placing the palm of the strumming or picking hand lightly across the strings near the bridge while playing.

Verb

palm mute (third-person singular simple present palm mutes, present participle palm muting, simple past and past participle palm muted)

  1. (transitive) To soften the sound of the strings of a guitar (or other stringed instrument) by placing the palm of the strumming or picking hand lightly across the strings near the bridge while playing.

Forms of palm mute

third-person singular presentpalm mutes
present participlepalm muting
past participlepalm muted
pastpalm muted

Questions about palm mute

What does palm mute mean?
Palm mute means to soften the sound of the strings of a guitar (or other stringed instrument) by placing the palm of the strumming or picking hand lightly across the strings near the bridge while playing.
What part of speech is palm mute?
Palm mute is a verb.
What is the past tense of palm mute?
The past tense of palm mute is palm muted.

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