muzzling
- present participle of muzzle.
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
“I know that’s not as interesting as muzzling a comedian, but it’s so important to have a free press, and it is nuts that we aren’t paying more attention to it.”
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
Fayenson said the couple had started muzzling the dog after Venafro was injured.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024
It was a trick which he had never cultivated, never inherited, this playing with the passions in kid gloves, this muzzling and harnessing of the emotions.
From The Missioner by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
