voluble
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˈvɑːljəbl/
- Formal
:
voluble
- Whatever he had expected from a country weekend in America, it could not have been a cramped attic room, two sullen girls, and a voluble and incomprehensible hostess.
And when my ritual began, this very voluble patient began to quiet down.
- And when my ritual began, this very voluble patient began to quiet down.
- Answer is C talkative, chatty, voluble, voluble.
Examples
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A voluble chef's assistant made a point by clanging the counter with his ladle.
Fiction book (2002) -
On the drive back to Riviera Beach, Meg was so voluble that I could scarcely believe this was the same woman who had been so reticent on our first ride together.
Fiction book (1992) -
And when my ritual began, this very voluble patient began to quiet down.
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A long silence ensued, which was unusual because we were a voluble family.
Academic text (1994) -
We grew voluble and light-hearted as though the good food and wine had opened up some further level of communion.
Fiction book (2000) -
He seemed to have grown weaker, but the drunker he got, the more voluble he became.
Fiction book (1991) -
Learned, authoritative, voluble, and combative, Goodwin could not be ignored.
Academic text (2018) -
Ms. Brown seems an unlikely turncoat, a voluble and energetic storyteller with a long memory, a penchant for research, and a hint of stubbornness.
Academic text (2016) -
June's voluble enthusiasm, her vermilion lip gloss, and turquoise jacket must have reminded Max of the raucous treetops he came from.
Fiction book (2001) -
During the debate, his voluble arguments left little room for his opponent to respond.
Antonyms
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Voluble comes from the Latin root volvere, meaning 'to roll', the same root you see in revolve. So a voluble person is like someone whose words 'roll out' easily and without stopping.