People's privacy can also be interrupted by unwanted phone calls from telemarketers and others who wish to profit in some way - just as Internet e-mail accounts receive unwanted sales pitches, known as spam.. Yet, the invention of the telephone also worked to increase privacy in many ways.
Rosin build up on violin strings can make them sound scratchy. Although applying rosin to the bow is important to create friction when the bow is pulled across the strings, too much rosin on the strings can reduce the strings ability to vibrate. Clean the rosin off your strings regularly to reduce any scratchy sounds.
To muffle is to quiet a sound, usually by wrapping it with something. If you try to speak with a scarf over your mouth, your voice will be muffled. When a hitman puts a silencer on a gun, he's muffling the sound of gunshots, since muffling makes things quieter. Usually, muffling involves wrapping something around or putting something over a noisy thing. Muffling dampens, tones down, deadens, and dulls. Also, if you hold down your emotions and don't express them, you're muffling them.