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     • garbled adjective gar·​bled ˈgär-bəld Synonyms of garbled : made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
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   What does garble mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! GARBLE definition: 1. to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand: 2. to make words or messages…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a message is garbled?

   • The English word refers to distortion of speech or writing that makes its meaning unclear (impure). Every appointment is an act of translation, a game of telephone, critical messages potentially garbled by the setting alone. Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024 Messages sent through third parties at times have been garbled.

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   What does it mean if a sentence is garbled?

   • When garble first emerged on the scene in the early 15th century, it meant "to sift" or "sort through." So imagine a sentence so scrambled that you have to sort through each word, trying to figure out what everything means. Garbling can happen by accident, like when your radio signal is bad and the songs get all distorted.

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   What does garbling mean?

   • Related: Garbled; garbling. In Middle English garbeler (Anglo-French garbelour) meant "official who garbles spices and sometimes also other dry goods" (early 15c.); it is attested from 1690s as "one who mixes up or mutilates words or language." also from early 15c. garble (n.) c. 1500 of spices; by 1829 of language; from garble (v.).

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   The meaning of GARBLED is made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up. How to use garbled in a sentence.

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   GARBLED definition: 1. If words or messages are garbled, they are not clear and are very difficult to understand, often…. Learn more.

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   Garbled definition: jumbled or unclear because of distortion or omissions. See examples of GARBLED used in a sentence.

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   A garbled message or report contains confused or wrong details, often because it is spoken by someone who is nervous or in a hurry.

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   A garbled message makes no sense. If you get a bad phone connection, your friend's message might sound garbled. Or, if you have rewritten the same sentence numerous times, its message might also be garbled.

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   1. To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible: The report garbled all the historical facts. 2. To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission. 3. Archaic To sort out; cull. n. The act or an instance of garbling: a garble of nonsense syllables.