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.

RELATED WORDS

damper, silencer, sordino, sourdine

Nearby words

muffin top, muffineer, muffle, muffle color, muffled, muffler, muffuletta, mufti, mufulira, mug, mug punter

Origin of muffler

First recorded in 1525–35; muffle¹ + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for muffler

"He's violating the town ordinance about the muffler cut-out," said Anne smilingly to the housekeeper.
The Broken Gate|Emerson Hough
On Friday the flywheel came loose six times, the muffler four, and the valve spring fell off and stayed off.
Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska|Rockwell Kent
He wore heavy, warm clothing and had a muffler wrapped about his throat.
Little Erik of Sweden|Madeline Brandeis
"They do," he said through his muffler, eyeing her quietly through his impenetrable glasses.
The Invisible Man|H. G. Wells

To lessen the sound of the "exhaust," the latter is sent through a "muffler" which often reduces the noise to a low throbbing.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

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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