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garble
English
Etymology
From Middle English garbelen, from Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), from Medieval Latin garbellare (or a similar Italian word), from Arabic ????????? (?arbala, “to sift”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????(?)b?l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)b?l
Verb
garble (third-person singular simple present garbles, present participle garbling, simple past and past participle garbled)
- To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert
- To make false by mutilation or addition [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt [14th–19th c.]
Derived terms
- garbley gook
Translations
Noun
garble (countable and uncountable, plural garbles)
- Confused or unintelligible speech.
- 1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)
- The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.
- 1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)
- (obsolete) Refuse; rubbish.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wolcott to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
Further reading
- garble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- garble in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Gabler, Grable, garbel
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jumble
English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /d??mb?l/
- Rhymes: -?mb?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump +? -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.
Verb
jumble (third-person singular simple present jumbles, present participle jumbling, simple past and past participle jumbled)
- (transitive) To mix or confuse.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)
- Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
- Every clime and age jumbled together.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)
- (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.
Derived terms
- jumble up
Translations
Noun
jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)
- A mixture of unrelated things.
- (uncountable, Britain) Items for a rummage sale.
- (countable, Britain, informal) A rummage sale.
- 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat
- "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."
- 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge
Translations
See also
- jumble sale
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
jumble (plural jumbles)
- (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Alternative forms
- jumbal
- jumball
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