muffler

American  

[muhf-ler] / ˈmʌf lər /

noun

• mufflers
  plural

1. a scarf worn around one's neck for warmth.

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

3. anything used for muffling sound.

4. Armor. a mittenlike glove worn with a mail hauberk.

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muffler British  

/ ˈmʌflə /

noun

1. a thick scarf, collar, etc

2. 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

3. something that muffles

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• mufflers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of muffler

First recorded in 1525–35; muffle ¹ + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

muffler mufflers

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

Neighbors reported the suspect was driving a pickup truck with a loud muffler and wearing a hooded sweater when he set the fire, according to the documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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

Converters are sold for the precious metals that are inside the muffler, including platinum, palladium and rhodium.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

For long stretches, the bus is quiet, save for the rattle of the muffler.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

This is a sport that named its bowl games for refrigerators, mufflers and weed eaters, and concludes a current one with the bleak, ritual toasting of an anthropomorphic Pop Tart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

There has been talk that mufflers could be used if the engines were considered too loud, despite the obvious logical inconsistency of that as an approach.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

The price increases have been “modest,” he wrote, and on lower-priced products such as floor mats and mufflers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025

Water trucks and misting systems will be used to suppress dust, and equipment will be fitted with noise-reducing mufflers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

He made careful preparations, wrapping himself in several coats and mufflers and encasing his neat boots in goloshes.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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