unmuzzling
Letting speech flow
Unmuzzling is the present participle of unmuzzle, meaning to remove a muzzle from an animal, typically a dog.
By extension, it means to free someone or something from restrictions on speech or expression.
The court's ruling effectively unmuzzled the press.
The figurative sense is far more common than the literal one, appearing in discussions of censorship, free speech, and the lifting of gag orders.
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- voiceSound from throat
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
speaking · dissent · protest · journalism · whistleblower · freedom · press · opinion
Domesticated barking mammal
- restraintControl over impulses
- removalAct of taking away
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- leashAnimal restraint cord
liberation · canine · mouth · freedom · strap · bite · veterinary · aggression
Active resistance or dissent
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
- activistsPeople working for causes
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- democracyRule by the people
repression · authoritarian · protest · reform · liberation · underground · samizdat · banned
censorship
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- voiceSound from throat
expression · speaking · dissent · protest · journalism · whistleblower · freedom · press · opinion · testimony
dog
Domesticated barking mammal
leash · liberation · canine · mouth · freedom · strap · bite · veterinary · aggression · rehabilitation
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
- activistsPeople working for causes
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
democracy · repression · authoritarian · protest · reform · liberation · underground · samizdat · banned · exile