muzzle
verb/ˈmʌzl/
/ˈmʌzl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they muzzle | /ˈmʌzl/ /ˈmʌzl/ |
| he / she / it muzzles | /ˈmʌzlz/ /ˈmʌzlz/ |
| past simple muzzled | /ˈmʌzld/ /ˈmʌzld/ |
| past participle muzzled | /ˈmʌzld/ /ˈmʌzld/ |
| -ing form muzzling | /ˈmʌzlɪŋ/ /ˈmʌzlɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] to put a muzzle over the head of an animal, especially a dog, to prevent it from biting people
- be muzzled Dogs must be kept muzzled.
- muzzle somebody/something to prevent somebody from expressing their opinions in public as they want to synonym gag
- They accused the government of muzzling the press.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French musel, diminutive of medieval Latin musum, of unknown ultimate origin.
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