muzzle
noun
the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
muzzling
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present participleof muzzle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Experts said such provisos still have the effect of muzzling a victim’s speech and hindering public accountability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
Lu said his “recourse to legal action has never been about muzzling fair criticism. It’s about defending against false claims that can seriously damage reputations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Sophie said she felt "torn" about committing to muzzling Autumn for life under the terms of the exemption, or risk her being seized.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
"But it cannot win the argument by muzzling its opponents."
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2022
He made himself useful in muzzling the Saxon states and was successively chief receiver of taxes and minister for the interior in 1731.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
