muffler
Americannoun
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a scarf worn around one's neck for warmth.
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any of various devices for deadening sound, as the sound of escaping gases of an internal-combustion engine.
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anything used for muffling sound.
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Armor. a mittenlike glove worn with a mail hauberk.
noun
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a thick scarf, collar, etc
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): silencer. any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle
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something that muffles
Etymology
Origin of muffler
Example Sentences
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He even came to see me in his second-hand car, which was lacking a muffler, and we drove noisily over to Bass Lake and went swimming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Kelce has gone the extra mile, buying a onetime muffler shop to expand Operation Breakthrough’s campus and create the Ignition Lab, in which students convert dilapidated jalopies into lacquered, showroom-ready electric vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
According to court documents, a Portsmouth homeowner was working on his property in September 2020 when he heard the loud muffler of a passing car.
From Washington Times • May 3, 2023
Not too long ago, I was driving to get an estimate to install a new muffler on my truck.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022
And she proceeded to unwind her muffler from her neck and to take off her hat, which she hung on one of the bedposts.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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