About The Word Garrulous

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Garrulous

Garrulous Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Garrulous?
[adj] full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Garrulous: chatty | gabby | loquacious | talkative | talky | voluble Related Terms | Find terms related to Garrulous: all jaw | blabbing | candid | chatty | communicative | conversational | effusive | expansive | flip | fluent | frank | gabby | gassy | glib | gossipy | gregarious | gushy | long-winded | loose-tongued | loquacious | multiloquent | multiloquious | newsy | overtalkative | prattling | prolix | smooth | sociable | talkative | talky | verbose | voluble | windy | wordy See Also | Garrulous In Webster's Dictionary \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to
chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf.
{Call}.]
1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial
things; talkative; loquacious.
The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of
birds; as, the garrulous roller.
Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}.
Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with
frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative
implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious
a great flow of words at command. A child is
talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in
his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ly}, adv. --
{Gar"ru*lous*ness}, n.
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