garble
IPA: gˈɑrbʌɫ
noun
- Confused or unintelligible speech.
- (obsolete) Refuse; rubbish.
- (obsolete) mutilation
- (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
verb
- To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert.
- To make false by mutilation or addition. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- (obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt. [:Template:SAFESUBST:–Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
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Examples of "garble" in Sentences
- The second paragraph is garbled.
- Sometimes the message is garbled.
- It has plenty of room for random garble.
- The content was without context and garbled.
- The display of lowest point data is garbled.
- The page is full of garbled javascript stuff.
- At least it doesn't garble the page or something.
- It is a sign of disrespect to garble someone's name.
- The second title is in garbled French and not identifiable.
- The sound is garbled to avoid the recording of obscenities.