unmuzzle

[ uhn-muhz-uhl ]

verb (used with object),un·muz·zled, un·muz·zling.
  1. to remove a muzzle from (a dog, cat, etc.).

  2. to free from restraint, as speech or expression.

Origin of unmuzzle

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + muzzle

Words Nearby unmuzzle

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How to use unmuzzle in a sentence

  • They think the old man will be well enough to unmuzzle before noon, but he's been acting like a bad case of dog-days all morning.

    At Good Old Siwash | George Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for unmuzzle

unmuzzle

/ (ʌnˈmʌzəl) /


verb(tr)
  1. to take the muzzle off (a dog, etc)

  2. to free from control or censorship

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