"silencing" in the verb sense
1. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
2. silence
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
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