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    garble
    /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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  2. GARBLE definition: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of GARBLE is to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning. How to use garble in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. Garble definition: to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble. See examples of GARBLE used in a sentence.

  5. GARBLE meaning: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.

  6. 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. to select the best part of. noun. 4. a. the act of garbling. b. garbled matter. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. garbler (ˈgarbler)

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Garble definition: To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible.

  10. GARBLE meaning: to cause (a word, name, message, etc.) to be unclear or confusing

  11. Jun 2, 2024 · 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.