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
- During the phone call, the poor connection caused his words to garble, making it hard to understand him
- The speaker's nerves caused her to garble her message, leaving the audience confused
- As I tried to explain the instructions, my thoughts began to garble in my mind
- The old radio had a habit of garbling the music, distorting the notes into an unrecognizable tune
- When she rushed through her presentation, her ideas began to garble, losing clarity and impact
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