Silence (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(gagging is a kind of silencing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gag that I've seen before include "Make quiet" , "Muffle with slang joke" , "Stop the mouth with a joke" , "Choke; joke" , "Joke, hoax" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(as in 'mum's the word')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mum that I've seen before include "Parent - shtoom" , "Quiet; relative" , "Silent; parent" , "Tight-lipped" , "Informal palindromic mother" .)
(Other definitions for shh that I've seen before include "Be quiet!" , "Be silent" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that hush is a type of silence)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hush that I've seen before include "Noiselessness" , "Soothe" , "Sudden descent of silence" , "Make or become silent or quiet" , "Quieten" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(muting is a kind of silencing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mute that I've seen before include "Not pronounced" , "Silent, not talking" , "Unspeaking" , "Device that softens the tone of a musical instrument" , "Silent or speechless" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that noiselessness is a type of quietness)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for noiselessness that I've seen is " Silence".)