muffler
/ˈmʌflə/noun
उच्चारण मफ़्ल
मफ़लर, गुलूबंद
Core word
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[C] old-fashioned
a long piece of warm cloth worn around the neck to keep warm
मफ़लर, गुलूबंद
- Grandfather never goes out in winter without his woollen muffler.
- Wrap a muffler round your neck before you ride the scooter.
- He tied a muffler round his neck before leaving.
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- She knitted a bright red muffler for her brother.
- A muffler is a must in the foggy mornings of Delhi.
Synonyms scarf comforter
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[C] North American
a device on a vehicle's exhaust pipe that reduces the noise made by the engine
साइलेंसर (गाड़ी का)
- The car needs a new muffler.
- The mechanic fitted a new muffler to the old truck.
- The old scooter's muffler made a lot of noise.
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- A broken muffler can fail an emission test.
- The garage replaced the rusted muffler.
Synonyms silencer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
muffler (countable noun, scarf sense)
In this sense a muffler is a long warm cloth worn round the neck and sometimes the ears. It is common in Indian English for a woollen winter scarf.
इस अर्थ में muffler गले (और कभी-कभी कानों) पर लपेटा जाने वाला लंबा गरम कपड़ा है। भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में यह ऊनी सर्दी के स्कार्फ़ के लिए आम शब्द है।
- Grandfather wrapped a woollen muffler round his neck before his morning walk.
- Radhika knitted a red muffler for her brother.
muffler (car part, mainly American English)
In American English the muffler is the device on the exhaust pipe that reduces engine noise. British English calls it a silencer.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में muffler exhaust pipe का वह उपकरण है जो इंजन का शोर घटाता है। ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में इसे silencer कहते हैं।
- The mechanic said the muffler had rusted through.
- A broken muffler makes a motorbike unbearably loud.
wear / wrap / tie a muffler
Use wear for the scarf in general, wrap or tie when you describe putting it on, and take off when removing it.
Scarf के लिए सामान्यतः wear, पहनने की क्रिया बताने के लिए wrap या tie, और उतारने के लिए take off का प्रयोग होता है।
- He tied a muffler over his ears against the cold wind.
- Take off your muffler once you enter the warm room.
muffler in British and Indian usage
Outside the car sense, British English prefers scarf, but muffler is still widely understood and common in Indian winter talk.
गाड़ी वाले अर्थ के बाहर ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में scarf अधिक पसंद किया जाता है, पर muffler भी समझा जाता है और भारतीय सर्दी की बातचीत में आम है।
- Pack a muffler, gloves and a jacket for the trip to Shimla.
+Collocations 5
adjective + muffler
woollenthickcolourfulknittedlongsoft
- She wore a thick woollen muffler during the Delhi winter.
verb + muffler
wearwraptieknitlose
- He wrapped the muffler twice round his neck.
vehicle muffler
exhaust mufflerdamaged mufflerreplace the mufflerfit a muffler
- The garage will replace the muffler tomorrow.
muffler + noun
muffler shopmuffler repairmuffler pipemuffler fabric
- There is a muffler repair shop near the highway.
winter wear
cap and mufflergloves and mufflershawl and mufflersweater and muffler
- Everyone in the bus was in a sweater and muffler.
“More examples 6
- The old watchman sat by the fire with a muffler over his head.
बूढ़ा चौकीदार सिर पर muffler डाले अलाव के पास बैठा था।
- On cold mornings, the milkman always wears a muffler and a cap.
ठंडी सुबहों में दूधवाला हमेशा muffler और टोपी पहनता है।
- Her mother gave her a hand-knitted muffler for the hill trip.
उसकी माँ ने उसे पहाड़ की यात्रा के लिए हाथ का बुना muffler दिया।
- The motorbike became quieter after a new muffler was fitted.
नया muffler लगने के बाद मोटरसाइकिल शांत हो गई।
- A bright yellow muffler helped us spot Radhika in the crowd.
चटक पीले muffler से हमें भीड़ में राधिका को पहचानने में आसानी हुई।
- The shop sells mufflers and caps at half price in January.
दुकान जनवरी में mufflers और टोपियाँ आधी क़ीमत पर बेचती है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
scarf comforter silencer
§Grammar and usage
British and American: the part of a car that reduces engine noise is a silencer in British English and a muffler in American English.
British और American में अंतर यह है कि गाड़ी का शोर कम करने वाला पुर्ज़ा British English में silencer और American English में muffler कहलाता है।