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How to pronounce muffler in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms damper
Type of device
Has types cushion, damper block, dash-pot, shock absorber, shock, piano damper
Derivation muffle
Type Words
Synonyms silencer
Type of acoustic device
Derivation muffle
Type Words
Type of scarf

Examples of muffler

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Goering laughs when he describes the tiny muffler and exhaust outlet on the car.
From the kansas.com
He burned his hand on the muffler and thought he would never go near another one.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Rendered in white plaster, that muffler-mantis could pass for a whale vertebra.
From the washingtonpost.com
For example, if he attempted to multiply a car he would get a motor or muffler.
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From spring 1932, the exhaust muffler was affixed by three clamps instead of two.
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Car seat and muffler hit by the Benld meteorite in 1938, with the meteorite inset.
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The woman called back to say that there was no animal inside the muffler after all.
From the washingtonpost.com
Authorities said the vehicle was partially submerged in mud, including the muffler.
From the cnn.com
The car, possibly a Civic, had a loud muffler and roared off north on 168th Avenue.
From the omaha.com
More examples
  • Silencer: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
  • A scarf worn around the neck
  • Damper: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
  • A muffler (or silencer or back box in British English) is a device for reducing the amount of noise emitted by the exhaust on most vehicles. On internal combustion engines, the engine exhaust blows out through the muffler. ...
  • Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces; A type of scarf
  • (Mufflers) What keeps cars warm in winter.
  • (Mufflers) Isa 3:19), veils, light and tremulous. Margin, "spangled ornaments."
  • A device attached to the exhaust stack of the engine to reduce noise and increase back pressure which helps low speed performance. Note: Most R/C Clubs require the use of mufflers.
  • A device used in the exhaust system to alter or eliminate objectionable frequencies. The muffler disrupts the exhaust flow with a combination of baffles, tubes and passages. The sound is changed with a combination of slots, perforations and fillers, such as glass wool.