n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: muz · zled ; muz · zling \ ' m ə z-li ŋ , ' m ə -z ə - \
Date: 15th century
1 : to fit with a muzzle
2 a : GAG < muzzled the regime's critics> b : RESTRAIN , RESTRICT <the Pentagon's efforts to muzzle press access ― Joe Strupp> <the low prices muzzled competition>
– muz · zler \ -l ə r \ noun