History Main / FingerMuzzle

* In the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', Esmeralda shushes a hurt Phoebus with a finger to his lips.

* In ''Film/{{Dumb and Dumber}}'', this is parodied as Jim Carrey does this to the female love interest at the airport; it's funny because she is so obviously not into him at this point.

* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}''. When Deadpool catches the man who recruited him for a MadScience program (involving a sh*tload of torture and a disfigured face and body), he's more than willing to spill the beans on where the MadScientist is, but Deadpool shuts him up with this trope because [[TortureForFunAndInformation he wants to torture him anyway.]]

* A full hand variety is used in the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "The Inconveniencing" on Mabel by Dipper. While it accomplishes its purpose, it's also foiled by Mabel apparently [[{{Squick}} licking his hand]]

Not to be confused with FingerOnLips or FingerGun. Related to the ShutUpKiss and HandGagging. Compare FingerInABarrel.

* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'': ''Second Sun'': Twilight's silenced with a gentle hoof:

* This gesture always comes before Dianne Weist's CatchPhrase, "Don't speak," in ''Film/BulletsOverBroadway''.

* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}''. When Deadpool catches the man who recruited him for a MadScience program (involving a sh*tload of torture and a disfigured face and body), he's more than willing to spill the beans on where the MadScientist is, but Deadpool shuts him up with this trope because [[KickTheSonOfABitch he wants to torture him anyway.]]

* In ''The Melancholy of Asahina Mikuru'', the sixth ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' light novel, Mikuru shuts a mumbling Kyon up with her finger, which she then [[IndirectKiss brings to her own lips]].

* In ''Manga/KaikanPhrase'', when Aine intends to leave Sakuya but he stops her, Sakuya does this to her when she keeps being self-deprecating.

* In ''Anime/KaikanPhrase'', when Aine intends to leave Sakuya but he stops her, Sakuya does this to her when she keeps being self-deprecating.

* In ''Film/TrueMemoirsOfAnInternationalAssassin'', the ComedicHero does this to an ActionGirl (copying the move from the fictional character he writes) and gets his finger painfully twisted.

* In the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Esmeralda shushes a hurt Phoebus with a finger to his lips.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', Sam does this to Danny at the end of "Reign Storm" when he stressing himself out to figure out what occurred behind the scenes in his last battle with the Ghost King.

* When WebVideo/BennettTheSage is reviewing ''[[Manga/{{Gunnm}} Battle Angel]]'' on ''Anime Abandon'', his character Suave starts cracking bad jokes, only for Sage to reach up and do this to Suave...from his chair, across the room.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Towards the end of "Surprise" Buffy and Angel start kissing passionately, and Angel makes a half-hearted attempt to [[GladToBeAliveSex forestall the inevitable]].

* ''Series/Batwoman2019''. In the pilot episode, Kate Kane as the title character pulls a dramatic falling rescue of her ex-girlfriend Sophie Moore that ends with them crashing through a roof [[SuggestiveCollision onto a bed with their faces really close to each other]]. When Sophie expresses shock that the 'Batman' isn't a man, Kate hushes her with this trope. Kate uses the trope on Sophie again in a later episode when she's ''not'' wearing the batsuit, further fueling Sophie's suspicion that they're the same person.

* ''Series/Batwoman2019''. In the pilot episode, Kate Kane as the title character pulls a dramatic falling rescue of her ex-girlfriend Sophie Moore that ends with them crashing through a roof [[SuggestiveCollision onto a bed with their faces really close to each other]]. When Sophie expresses shock that the 'Batman' isn't a man, Kate hushes her with this trope. Kate uses the trope on Sophie again in a later episode when she's ''not'' wearing the batsuit, further fueling her Sophie's suspicion that they're the same person.

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* In the animated version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Esmeralda shushes a hurt Phoebus with a finger to his lips.

Like a regular muzzle prevents dogs from opening their mouths, the Finger Muzzle prevents another person from opening his/her mouth by placing a finger over his/her mouth. It's used by both men and women, but more often than not, it's an intimate gesture. Sometimes, a kiss will follow the gesture. Or it will just be a means for a character to act flirtatious.