muffler

[ muhf-ler ]

/ ˈmʌf lər /

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noun

a scarf worn around one's neck for warmth.

any of various devices for deadening sound, as the sound of escaping gases of an internal-combustion engine.

anything used for muffling sound.

Armor. a mittenlike glove worn with a mail hauberk.

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Origin of muffler

First recorded in 1525–35; muffle¹ + -er¹

Words nearby muffler

muffin man, muffin stand, muffin top, muffle, muffle color, muffler, muffuletta, mufti, Mufulira, mug, Mugabe

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How to use muffler in a sentence

This will further muffle the noise coming out of your mufflers and ensure that private time stays private.
Holiday sex in your parents’ house without getting caught|Michael Alvear|December 15, 2020|Washington Blade
Drivers like to think they might go off-roading sometime, when what they really want is all-weather on-road security and the ability to occasionally navigate a rutted driveway to a cabin in the woods without tearing the muffler off their car.
The first Rolls-Royce SUV has tricks that might actually justify its price tag|Dan Carney|October 5, 2020|Popular-Science
The victim got off at 96th, carefully straightening his muffler inside his black overcoat.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
First Lady (horrified at bright scarlet muffler for Navy, the creation of second lady).
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various

It was Peter, Baron de Grost, who threw his muffler and broad-brimmed hat upon the table.
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim
And so I will but take my chopins and my cloak, and put on my muffler, and cross the street to neighbour Ramsay's in an instant.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
I should like to see her when she hath exchanged her mask and riding-beaver for her peaked hat and muffler.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for muffler

muffler

/ (ˈmʌflə) /

noun

a thick scarf, collar, etc

US and Canadian any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicleAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): silencer

something that muffles

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muffler

Origin of muffler

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