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- Dictionarygarble/ˈɡɑːbl/
verb
- 1. reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way: "the connection was awful and kept garbling his voice"
noun
- 1. a garbled account or transmission: "most readers assumed the word was a typographical garble"
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GARBLE definition: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.
1. a. : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning. garble a story. b. : to introduce textual error into (a message) by inaccurate encipherment, transmission, or decipherment. 2. : to sift impurities from. 3. archaic : cull sense 1. garbler. ˈgär-b (ə-)lər. noun. garble. 2 of 2. noun. 1.
When you garble something, you warp or distort it, making it hard to understand. Talking with marbles in your mouth is one sure way of garbling your speech.
Garble definition: to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble. See examples of GARBLE used in a sentence.
garble in British English. (ˈɡɑːbəl ) verb (transitive) 1. to jumble (a story, quotation, etc), esp unintentionally. 2. to distort the meaning of (an account, text, etc), as by making misleading omissions; corrupt. 3. rare.
1. to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble: to garble instructions. 2. to make misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort: to garble a quotation. n. 3. an act or instance of garbling.
Dictionary definition of garble. To distort or confuse information by mixing it up, rearranging it or otherwise altering it in a way that makes it difficult to understand. "His nervousness caused him to garble the content during his presentation." Detailed meaning of garble.
Aug 7, 2024 · Verb. [edit] garble (third-person singular simple present garbles, present participle garbling, simple past and past participle garbled) To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert. to garble a quotation. to garble an account.
Garble definition: To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible.
GARBLE meaning: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.
