silencing

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noun

The act by which something is silenced.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of silence
nounsilencing (plural silencings)

plural silencings

  1. The act by which something is silenced.

    But these harmonies can be distinguished from silencings in which the content of certain interpretations requires or advocates obliterating the voice of another.

    2003, Charles Guignon, David R. Hiley, Richard Rorty, page 119
  2. biologyThe prevention of the expression of a gene

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APA

silencing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silencing

MLA

“silencing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silencing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silencing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silencing.

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