garbled

/ ˈɡɑːbəld /

adjective

1. jumbled or unclear because of distortion or omissions

Example Sentences

I hear ghostly whispers from the weapon’s runes, garbled messages spoken in forgotten languages.

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She garbled her words and flattened her voice to a mind-numbing drone.

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A voice began speaking in terribly garbled Russian.

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Air traffic control communications reviewed by BBC Verify are largely garbled and full of interference so no meaningful conversation can be heard about the crash as it unfolded.

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Mortified, she enters the studio in a garbled flurry of apologies.

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Related Words

• deficient 
• fragmentary 
• inadequate 
• insufficient 
• lacking 
• partial 
• sketchy