Definition of "garbling" [garbling]

• Present participle of garble. (verb)

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• "In his quotations from that speech, as he has made them upon former occasions, the extracts were taken in such a way as, I suppose, brings them within the definition of what is called garbling, —taking portions of a speech which, when taken by themselves, do not present the entire sense of the speaker as expressed at the time."
• "In his quotations from that speech, as he has made them upon former occasions, the extracts were taken in such a way as, I suppose, brings them within the definition of what is called garbling, -- taking portions of a speech which, when taken by themselves, do not present the entire sense of the speaker as expressed at the time."
• "Set your house in order with the Government for arrears of time and paper, and leave vengeance to the Lord, who will forgive my "garbling""