muffler — ozdic

Definitions

noun

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.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

big, new, woollen

VERB + MUFFLER

like, need, put, stealing, stitch'

MUFFLER + NOUN

'knit-one-purl-one, car, materials, neck, nose

PREP.

around, from, in, on

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechani

damper

noun — a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system tha

silencer

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Holonym: exhaust system

Wiktionary

02

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

Wiktionary

03

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

Wiktionary

04

I'm a beginner, so I think I'll start from a 'garter stitch' muffler or a 'knit-one-purl-one stitch' one.

Tatoeba · #449031

05

It sounds like you need a new muffler.

Tatoeba · #954058

06

I've never heard of someone stealing a muffler from a car before.

Tatoeba · #9934954

Usage Notes

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