He heard muted voices from within the house, but there was nothing of concern to him.

Some of the muted voices in the background seemed almost desperate.

In a muted voice, she asked, "Did the lab find anything else?"

Then she heard muted voices shouting for people to clear the area.

One talked into it, and, at times, a muted voice replied.

The ringing stopped and from the wall a muted voice that he did not recognize said, "He's still standing in line."

A moment later a muted voice spoke from the other side.

But she did begin to sing in a much muted voice.

Before long we heard the screen door, then muted voices.

He heard soft, very muted voices, but saw no movement within.