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muffler

muffler

20 4.4
A part that makes a car or machine sound quieter
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌflər/
  • US
translation icon : silenciador
  • The mechanic replaced the worn-out muffler to reduce the noise coming from the engine.
  • active muffler
  • control muffler

You don't want the broken muffler, so you've got to just ask them which one sounds like it's a race car.

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Examples

  • After installing a high-performance muffler, the car ran much more quietly.

  • I'm looking at the rusty muffler from under here.

    Our Family Wedding (2010)

  • Have I asked why your car was in the shop for muffler repair on such an important day?

    Fiction book (1997)

  • A truck in need of a muffler was going toward Memphis too fast.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • If his car had a muffler, it had long since ceased functioning.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Say, does your car need a new muffler or new shock absorbers?

    Duel (1971)

  • It's so much quieter with a new muffler.

    CrissCross (1992)

  • Got back from the muffler place this morning, where they installed those amazing new post-apocalypse exhaust pipes.

    Bellflower (2011)

  • Each shanty's flanked on either side by a gas station or a muffler repair shop.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • A rusty blue Chevrolet with the muffler hanging on for dear life comes into frame and screeches to a halt.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

mute
vsmuffler
14 7.2

A small piece placed on a trumpet to make its sound quieter or different

is aimed at vehicle and general vibration noise control not musical tone
damper
vsmuffler
  • Specialized
11 7.2

A device that reduces vibrations in machines, buildings, or speakers

targets audible noise and vibrations in vehicles rather than technical oscillations
suppressor
vsmuffler
  • Specialized
3 7.4

A device that makes a gun or machine sound quieter

applies to vehicle noise control rather than firearm use
silencer
vsmuffler
  • UK
2 5.8

A tube fitted to a car or motorcycle exhaust to make the engine sound quieter

is a general device for reducing noise or vibrations beyond exhaust use
deadener
vsmuffler
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A material or device that reduces noise and vibration

focuses on vehicle-mounted devices rather than materials or padding
baffler
vsmuffler
  • Specialized
8.3

A plate or screen that slows and directs flow in a machine

reduces noise by overall damping rather than channeling flow

Antonyms

amplifier
  • Specialized
30 3.4

A device that makes sound or radio signals louder

How Much Noise Reduction

silencer
  • UK
2 5.8
muffler
  • US
20 4.4

Surface Forms

muffler singular
mufflers plural

Morphology

muffler = muffle (transparent) = muffle + er

Productive agent/instrument formation from the verb 'muffle' with the suffix '-er'; the device 'muffler' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Muffler comes from the verb muffle, which means 'to cover' or 'to deaden' a sound. Think of wrapping an engine pipe in soft cloth to make it quieter, and that's why a muffler reduces noise.