Muzzling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of placing a muzzle on an animal.

    "[…] the destruction of all dogs […] is totally unnecessary. The results obtained by strict enforcement of muzzlings seem to justify its recommendation."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of muzzle form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Allegations of muzzling climate scientists have been at the center of a controversy."

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"We see too many governments muzzling journalists, and quashing dissent, and censoring the flow of information."

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