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Vinony

muffler

noun

  1. noise silencer
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌflɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English muffle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English muffler From muffle + -er.

  1. Something or someone that muffles.

    “Holonym: exhaust system”

  2. Something or someone that muffles.
  3. Something or someone that muffles.

    “The newcomer took off his cap and his big woollen muffler. His nose was pointed and red.”

    “He was wearing a maroon cashmere muffler which had hiked up on his neck, giving him next to no protection against the cold. Abruptly, and rather absently, he took his right hand out of his coat pocket and started to adjust the muffler, but before it was adjusted, he changed his mind […]”

  4. Something or someone that muffles.