Meaning of kneble | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to gag; restrain someone's speech by blocking their mouth
   transitive
2. to gag; restrain someone's speech non-physically
   figuratively, transitive

Examples

“Han knebla meg etter han festa meg til senga.”

He gagged me after he tied me to the bed.

“De bruker masserapportering som et våpen for å kneble oss.”

They are using mass reporting as a weapon in order to gag us.

“2017, Silje Lunde Krosby, – Kan ikke ha det slik at en del av landet ikke følger lovene våre, TV2”

If the Spanish authorities assume control of TV3 [Catalan television channel], it will be perceived as greatly provoking, and will be seen as an attempt to gag the freedom of speech in Catalonia.