- present participle of silence.
silencing
Example Sentences
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The Fed’s blackout period begins Sept. 5, silencing policymakers until the day after the meeting ends.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The silencing of the press and scapegoating of desperate sailors does not hide Hegseth’s mess.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
“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
“You’re making this up! I’m not going to let you—” “David,” Maddy said sharply, silencing her son, “she’s not lying.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
