Verb
a dangerous dog that should be muzzled
attempts by the government to muzzle the press
The company has tried to muzzle its employees by forbidding them to speak to the press.
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Noun
But Duane’s grip on the rifle was so tight that the muzzle stayed jammed under the bear’s chin.—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025 The intermittent pops of muzzle fire are drowned out as tank treads grind the asphalt down Washington Street toward the East River waterfront, where a 100-year-old carousel lays in ruin.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Separation agreements are usually paired with nondisparagement and nondisclosure agreements, as well as company policies that muzzle most managers from discussing personnel matters with the press, to keep things damped down.—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, Mabel is confronting her former crush for buying Wondify to muzzle them.—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muzzle
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English mosel, from Middle French musel, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus
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