Definitions for garble

garble gar·ble

Spelling: [gahr-buh l]
IPA: /ˈgɑr bəl/

Garble is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 137 anagrams from letters in garble (abeglr).

Definitions for garble

noun

  1. the act or process of garbling.
  2. an instance of garbling; a garbled phrase, literary passage, etc.

verb (used with object)

  1. to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble:
  2. to make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort:
  3. Archaic. to take out the best of.

Origin of garble

1400-50; late Middle English garbelen to remove refuse from spices Old Italian garbellare to sift Arabic gharbala Late Latin crībellāre, derivative of crībellum, diminutive of Latin crībrum s

Examples for garble

It will put his case as it is, not as others might garble it, and will obtain the sympathy of all.'

His voice is now shriller, the sobbing more pathetic, and the words begin to garble as he swallows water.

As it is dangerous to garble law papers, we shall lay the document before the public just as it appeared.

We regret to be compelled to garble in our extract so fine a passage of writing.

The garbeller had the right to enter any shop or warehouse to view and search for drugs, and to garble and cleanse them.

He is of the same opinion to the end, you see, although he has been obliged to cloak and garble that opinion for political ends.

So too to garble was once to cleanse from dross and dirt, as grocers do their spices, to pick or cull out.

I had rather consult the papers for myself: for I should not garble them, taking just what suited me, but should read the whole.

At the very least, if he must garble, let him garble rhythmically, and not add splay feet to spoiled force.

He stood on the brim of garble's lake, shallow and artificial as his past life had been.

Word Value for garble
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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