Garbled vs Gargled - What's the difference?
garbled | gargled |
(of a message etc) difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled
(garble)
(gargle)
to clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs
* 1915 , Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark :
to make a sound like the one made while gargling
to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat'' or ''mouth )
* 1893 , Gilbert Parker, Mrs. Falchion :
to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
a liquid used for gargling
* 1861 , Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets :
the sound of gargling
(slang) lager, drink
As verbs the difference between garbled and gargled
is that garbled is past tense of garble while gargled is past tense of gargle.As an adjective garbled
is (of a message etc) difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled.garbled
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)Synonyms
* confused * disconnected * disjointed * disordered * distorted * illogical * mixed up * scattered * unconnectedAnagrams
*gargled
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*gargle
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(Gargling)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare gargoyle.Verb
(gargl)- She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting.
- They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern.
- Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
Noun
(en noun)- Take of borax 1 drm., tinc. of myrrh 1/2 oz., clarified honey 1 oz., rose or distilled water, 4 oz.; mix. To be used as a gargle or mouth wash in sore mouth or affection of the gums.