palm mutes

A form of palm mute — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of palm mute
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