Vocabulary Entry

garble

|verb • noun

verb

To mix up or distort (as in a message or speech) so that it becomes confusing.

Example Sentences

"He tended to garble his words when he was nervous."

"The message was garbled during transmission and lost its original meaning."

"She accidentally garbled the recipe instructions while explaining it."

noun

Example Sentences

"The voicemail was such a garble that I couldn't understand a single word."

"Her speech turned into a garble, leaving the audience puzzled."

"We received a garble of information that made it hard to know what to do."