Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to muzzle
Participle: muzzled
Gerund: muzzling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | muzzle |
| you | muzzle |
| he;she;it | muzzles |
| we | muzzle |
| you | muzzle |
| they | muzzle |
Perfect
| I | have muzzled |
| you | have muzzled |
| he;she;it | has muzzled |
| we | have muzzled |
| you | have muzzled |
| they | have muzzled |
Past
| I | muzzled |
| you | muzzled |
| he;she;it | muzzled |
| we | muzzled |
| you | muzzled |
| they | muzzled |
Pluperfect
| I | had muzzled |
| you | had muzzled |
| he;she;it | had muzzled |
| we | had muzzled |
| you | had muzzled |
| they | had muzzled |
Future
| I | will muzzle |
| you | will muzzle |
| he;she;it | will muzzle |
| we | will muzzle |
| you | will muzzle |
| they | will muzzle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have muzzled |
| you | will have muzzled |
| he;she;it | will have muzzled |
| we | will have muzzled |
| you | will have muzzled |
| they | will have muzzled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | muzzle |
| you | muzzle |
| he;she;it | muzzle |
| we | muzzle |
| you | muzzle |
| they | muzzle |
Perfect
| I | have muzzled |
| you | have muzzled |
| he;she;it | have muzzled |
| we | have muzzled |
| you | have muzzled |
| they | have muzzled |
Imperfect
| I | muzzled |
| you | muzzled |
| he;she;it | muzzled |
| we | muzzled |
| you | muzzled |
| they | muzzled |
Pluperfect
| I | had muzzled |
| you | had muzzled |
| he;she;it | had muzzled |
| we | had muzzled |
| you | had muzzled |
| they | had muzzled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would muzzle |
| you | would muzzle |
| he;she;it | would muzzle |
| we | would muzzle |
| you | would muzzle |
| they | would muzzle |
Perfect
| I | would have muzzled |
| you | would have muzzled |
| he;she;it | would have muzzled |
| we | would have muzzled |
| you | would have muzzled |
| they | would have muzzled |
Imperative
| you | muzzle |
| we | Let's muzzle |
| you | muzzle |
Verbs conjugated like 'muzzle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'muzzle'
buzzle,
fuzzle,
guzzle,
mizzle,
nuzzle,
puzzle,
wuzzle,
bezzle,
dazzle,
empuzzle,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1386, "device put over an animal's mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting," from O.Fr. musel (12c.), from muse "muzzle," from Gallo-Romance *musa "snout," of unknown origin, possibly related to L. morsus "bite." Meaning "projecting part of the head of an animal" is from c.1410; sense of "open end of a firearm" first recorded 1566. The verb meaning "to put a muzzle on" is first recorded c.1470.
2. From earlier muzle, musle, mousle, mussel, mozell, from Middle English mosel, from Old French musel, museau, muzeau (modern French museau), from Late Latin mūsus (“snout”), probably expressive of the shape of protruded lips and/or influenced by Latin mūgīre (“to moo, bellow”). Doublet of museau. Displaced native Middle English kevel from Old English cæfl (“gag, bit, muzzle”), see English cavel.
Sample Sentences
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Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 25:4:]
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Those who want to muzzle everyone else are likely nothing less than pseudovirtuous.
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Man is brow-beaten, leashed, muzzled, masked, and lashed by boards and councils, by leagues and societies, by church and state. [1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:]
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Venus her self would sit Muzzling and Gazing them in the Eyes [1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:]
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And now, while they are climbing the pole in another part of the field, and muzzling in a flour-tub in another, the old farmer […] announces to all whom it may concern that a half-sovereign in money will be forthcoming to the old gamester who breaks most heads; […] [1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days:]
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The Bear comes directly up to him, Muzzles and Smells to him. [1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:]