muzzle
noun
the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
are muzzling
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present progressiveof muzzle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The arrival of the shoulder season, fading weather support, and strengthening injections are muzzling attempted upside runs from earlier in September,” Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
December 02 For the Jets, Brady Is All Smiles If there was any doubt that the New England Patriots are muzzling themselves this week, Tom Brady cleared it up.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2010
For the Jets, Brady Is All Smiles FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If there was any doubt that the New England Patriots are muzzling themselves this week, Tom Brady cleared it up.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2010
I have the uneasy feeling that so-called 'public relations' practices are muzzling and muffling our colleges.
From Time Magazine Archive
