- present participle of silence.
silencing
Example Sentences
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“In the end that sacred project actually tends to produce sectarian narrowness, exclusion, uniformity, silencing, self-censorship, lack of debate, the negative sanctioning of nonconformists, and the debilitation of rigorous thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
An evening that had begun as silencing a smiling sextet ended in a sublime effort to open the mind beyond body and music to give peace a chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Al Jazeera said Wishah's death on Saturday "constitutes a new and flagrant violation of all international laws and norms, and reflects a continued systematic policy of targeting journalists and silencing the voice of truth".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
"Every two minutes a mother dies. These visa rejections are silencing those we most need to hear from," she added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
But briefly, silencing ourselves so we didn’t miss anything.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
