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garble

UK
/ˈɡɑːbəl/
US
/ˈɡɑrbəl/

Translations

garbleverb
garbled
Past Simple
garbled
Past Participle
garbling
Gerund
UK
/ˈɡɑː.bəl/
US
/ˈɡɑr.bəl/
brouillerEn parlant d’un message, d’un son ou d’une transmission.
The poor phone connection garbled his words, making it difficult to understand him.
La mauvaise connexion téléphonique a brouillé ses paroles, ce qui le rendait difficile à comprendre.
Additional translations
tamisserEmploi archaïque, pour nettoyer des produits en séparant les impuretés.
déformerEn rendant un message, un son ou une transmission de façon confuse.
Synonyms
muddle
misinterpret
distort
jumble
confuse
mix up
garblenoun
garbles
pl
UK
/ˈɡɑːbəl/
US
/ˈɡɑrbəl/
The message was a garble of words that made no sense to anyone.
Le message était un charabia de mots qui n'avait de sens pour personne.
Additional translations
galimatias
Synonyms
distortion
confusion
muddle
jumble
scramble
corruption
misrepresentation
incoherence
mess
hash
mishmash

Definitions

garbleverb
To reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way.
The poor phone connection garbled his words, making it difficult to understand him.
(archaic) To sift or sort impurities from (goods such as spices); to clean by separating out refuse.
In the old spice markets, workers would garble the imported peppercorns before sale.
garblenoun
A distorted or confused version of something, often due to miscommunication or misinterpretation.
The message was a garble of words that made no sense to anyone.
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