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palm mutes

palm mutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of palm mute.

Meaning of palm mute

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.

Questions about palm mutes

What is palm mutes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Palm mutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of palm mute.

Words near palm mutes in the dictionary

  1. palm king
  2. palm kings
  3. palm lily
  4. palm mute
  5. palm muted
  6. palm mutes
  7. palm muting
  8. palm nut
  9. palm nuts
  10. palm off
  11. palm oil

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