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Meanings of muffler in inglés

portugués
silenciador

A tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise.

silenciador
catalán
apagador

A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations.

apagador
Usage of muffler in inglés
1
I've got to make the muffler bigger and put in more baffle-plates.
Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky
2
He also turned on a little more gasolene and opened the muffler.
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout; Or, The Speediest Car on th...
3
There was some limp linen and a red muffler about his throat.
The Lake
4
The lower half of his face was covered with a black muffler.
The Lookout Man
5
He pulled out a magnificent white silk muffler from the largest pocket.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
6
He got pink with pleasure over a real muffler and some cigarettes.
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915
7
Ed Rankin stepped inside and got his leather jacket and woollen muffler.
Peak and Prairie / From a Colorado Sketch-book
8
He put the muffler round his neck again, for he felt cold.
Selected Polish Tales
9
He picked up in Office R his overcoat, muffler, book, and brief-case.
The new yorker
10
As he did so there came forth a grey woollen well-knitted muffler.
Under Sealed Orders
11
The Rabbi walked hunched at her side, coughing occasionally into his muffler.
The Golem and the Jinni
12
Tonight he wore a bomber jacket, striped woolen muffler, and faded jeans.
Cross Bones
13
He had a torn jacket, muffler of a blue like skimmed milk.
Main Street
14
It clings to the muffler & twists around it, starting a fire.
The new yorker
15
After Freida's boat had disappeared, Gunnar tried to joke about the muffler.
Hunters Out of Space
16
The cart woman stopped, turned, and stared unabashedly over her triple-wrapped muffler.
Cross Bones
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Translations for muffler
portugués
silenciador
catalán
apagador
Muffler through the time
Muffler across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common