muffler

[ muhf-ler ]

noun

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.

muffler

/ ˈmʌflə /

noun

1. a thick scarf, collar, etc
2. any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)silencer
3. something that muffles

Word History and Origins

Origin of muffler¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Soon after, Kelce bought the old muffler shop and, along with Operation Breakthrough and another nonprofit called MINDDRIVE, helped launch the Ignition Lab.

From Los Angeles Times

Her voice, as her late friend, Vogue’s André Leon Talley, said, “wraps itself around you like a cozy, warm cashmere muffler.”

From New York Times

Her voice, as her late friend, Vogue’s André Leon Talley, said, “wraps itself around you like a cozy, warm cashmere muffler.”

From New York Times

On March 29, the city’s Department of Construction and Inspections ordered Hudson to remove modifications to his Hellcat’s muffler and exhaust system by April 15 or face penalties of up to $1,300 per day.

From Seattle Times