He said something to the woman, the sound reaching me only as garbled noise.

If, in the unlikely event that anyone was tapping the phone and listening, they would hear only garbled noises.

Smith radioed it, got more garbled noise, cursed under his breath.

Beeps and loud garbled noises like a speeded-up phonograph record.

The garbled noises the Lieutenant was making were something else again and could hardly be explained by a kick in the groin.

Another blurt of garbled noise erupted into her earpiece.

He tried to speak, but only a garbled noise came out.

Then his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth and for a moment all he could make were garbled noises.

The wind flew from him in a garbled noise, and he pitched forward into the yawning red hole before him.

He made a low, garbled noise and stepped back, still hiding his face.