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
On June 13, Whitson allegedly pushed one of the sheriff’s horses several times, hit the animal’s muzzle and pulled on its reins.—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 Judd pointed out what appears to be a gun’s muzzle flash in the corner of the video.—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Verb
Apollo was not muzzled or on a leash, as a court had ordered after the attack on Black.—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Until the late 1710s, serious efforts were made to reintroduce some form of censorship, and in 1737 the Theatre Licensing Act muzzled political criticism from the stage by giving the government absolute power to censor plays and close theaters.—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 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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