GARBLING


Meaning of GARBLING in English

-b(ə)liŋ, -lēŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English garbeling, from garbelen + -ing

1. archaic

a. : the act or process of sorting out the best part : culling ; specifically : the sifting of spices

b. : the refuse produced by culling — usually used in plural

2. : an act or instance of distortion : garble

a wholesale garbling of titles and proper names — J.H.Buckley

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.