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Gibber vs Garble - What's the difference?

gibber | garble |

As nouns the difference between gibber and garble

is that gibber is gibberish, unintelligible speech or gibber can be a boulder, a stone or gibber can be a balky horse while garble is (obsolete) refuse; rubbish.

As verbs the difference between gibber and garble

is that gibber is to jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently while garble is (obsolete) to sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.

gibber

English

Etymology 1

Uncertain; see gibberish.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Gibberish, unintelligible speech.

    • Verb

  • To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

    • Synonyms

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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boulder, a stone.
    • See also
    * reg, desert pavement

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A balky horse.
    • (Youatt)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    garble

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.
  • To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
  • To make false by mutilation or addition
    • The editor garbled the story.

    Derived terms

    * garbley gook

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) refuse; rubbish
    • (Wolcott)
  • (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
    • (Webster 1913)

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