- present participle of silence.
silencing
Example Sentences
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Eliminating the host nation and silencing tens of thousands of American fans wasn’t enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mahrang warned that enforced disappearances fuelled more resistance, rather than silencing it.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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
On this night, the mercenaries prevailed, in a pummeling so relentless and a silencing so rapid that a three-peat appeared all but inevitable: Dodgers 14, Blue Jays 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Cain releases my arm and his voice booms out, shaking the foundations of the amphitheater and silencing the panic setting in.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
