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Silencer Or Cause Of Guffaws Crossword Clue

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99%3Exact Match!
noun

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

verb

• prevent from speaking out

• be too tight; rub or press

• tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

• make jokes or quips

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

• cause to retch or choke

• make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

32%6Silencer of inappropriate content
noun

• someone who censures or condemns

• a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

32%8 A muffler or silencer
noun

• a device that dampens or moistens something

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New York Times09 Dec 1981 Down 54
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