Voluble - English meaning

noun

The action or fact of talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

The constant babbling of the kids

adjective

Talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

The noise of babbling tourists

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

The action of talking long-windedly without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

Now stop your blathering and get back to work

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

She began blathering on about spirituality and life after death

verb

Present participle of blather

Usage examples:

What on earth are you blathering on about?, stop blathering, woman!

verb

Talk informally about unimportant matters.

Usage examples:

She was chattering about her holiday

noun

Informal talk.

Usage examples:

He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter

noun

A series of short, quick high-pitched sounds.

Usage examples:

The starlings' constant chatter

adjective

Readily engaging in informal talk.

Usage examples:

The driver was very chatty

adjective

Liking to talk a lot in a friendly, informal way

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A chatty letter/style

adjective

Willing, eager, or able to talk or impart information.

Usage examples:

Lew was a very communicative chap

adjective

As used in conversation; not formal.

Usage examples:

She spoke fluent, conversational english

prefix

Variant spelling of ex-1 (as in elect, emit ).

prefix

Denoting something in electronic form, especially the use of electronic data transfer for information exchange and financial transactions via the internet.

Usage examples:

E-cash

noun

The fifth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

In o level about half of those entered obtained d or e grades

adjective

Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Usage examples:

An effusive welcome

adjective

Strongly expressed, or expressed with a lot of emotion

Usage examples:

Carville delivered his message to reporters in his typical effusive, arm-waving style.

adjective

About to happen or appear.

Usage examples:

The forthcoming cricket season

adjective

Happening soon

Usage examples:

The forthcoming conference, he has not been forthcoming about the details of his contract., no expl…

adjective

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Usage examples:

A garrulous cab driver

adjective

Having the habit of talking a lot, esp. about unimportant things

Usage examples:

I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool.

adjective

Characterized by casual conversation or reports about other people.

Usage examples:

His latest book is a gossipy memoir

adjective

Full of gossip (= conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind or not true)

Usage examples:

A gossipy letter, he told me a gossipy anecdote about the late princess., gossipy people, he dismis…

adjective

(of speech or writing) effusive or exaggeratedly enthusiastic.

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Gushing praise

verb

(of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream.

Usage examples:

Water gushed out of the washing machine

adjective

Expressing a positive feeling, especially praise, in such a strong way that it does not sound sincere

Usage examples:

One of the more gushing newspapers described the occasion as "a fairy-tale wedding".

verb

Talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

He jabbered on about football

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

idiom

Using or containing too many words

adjective

(of speech or writing) continuing at tedious length.

Usage examples:

A long-winded question

adjective

Capable of doing something for a long time without becoming breathless.

adjective

Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Usage examples:

Never loquacious, sarah was now totally lost for words

adjective

Having the habit of talking a lot

verb

Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

Usage examples:

She began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist

noun

Foolish or inconsequential talk.

Usage examples:

Do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?

verb

Present participle of prattle

Usage examples:

She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if i'd let her., stop your prattli…

adjective

Fond of or given to talking.

Usage examples:

The talkative driver hadn't stopped chatting

adjective

Using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Usage examples:

Much academic language is obscure and verbose

adjective

Using or containing more words than are necessary

Usage examples:

A verbose explanation/report/speech/style, he was a notoriously verbose after-dinner speaker.

adjective

Using or expressed in rather too many words.

Usage examples:

A wordy and repetitive account

adjective

Containing too many words

Usage examples:

Your memo is too wordy – make it short and to the point.