film vs muffle

film

verb
  • To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle. 

  • To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound. 

  • To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film. 

noun
  • A medium used to capture images in a camera. 

  • A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb. 

  • A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally. 

  • A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. 

muffle

verb
  • To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up. 

  • To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound. 

  • To mute or deaden (a sound etc.). 

noun
  • The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants. 

  • A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheels, polyspast, block and tackle. 

  • A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace) 

  • Anything that mutes or deadens sound. 

  • A warm piece of clothing for the hands. 

How often have the words film and muffle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )