But as new U.S. Census Bureau estimates reveal, Omaha could surge past Kansas City in population in the next decade or even earlier. Omaha is gaining about 6,000 people a year, and had an estimated population of 446,599 as of July 1, 2014.
To baffle is to confuse. If you are completely puzzled as to what baffle means, you might say that this word baffles you. Baffle means confuse, but it can also mean amaze.. A magician might baffle you with an impressive magic trick. Additionally, this verb can mean to spoil, thwart, or defeat by means of confusion.. In a debate, you might baffle the opposition by introducing new information that your opponents are not familiar with.
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.