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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.
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?
Garble definition: to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble. See examples of GARBLE used in a sentence.
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.
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)
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. When garble first emerged on the scene in the early 15th century, it meant "to sift" or "sort through."
GARBLE meaning: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.
