voluble

adjective (voluble)

«voluble» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Talking a lot, quickly and easily, often with feeling. tree →
Of speech: long, fast and full of words. tree →

In the lessons

A formal describing word for talkers. Toad in The Wind in the Willows is voluble — he never stops talking about himself. In Alice in Wonderland the Duchess and the Mock Turtle can be voluble. It tells the reader someone talks a great deal.

Examples

Toad was voluble about his new motor car. tree →
My voluble aunt told us every detail of her holiday. tree →
The voluble guide never stopped talking. tree →
She became voluble when she was excited. tree →
He gave a voluble explanation that no one could follow. tree →
The parrot was voluble all morning. tree →

Note

Adjective, formal; adverb «volubly». Say VOL-yoo-bul. Similar: talkative, chatty. Not related to «volume» in meaning, though the root is shared (rolling).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «voluble» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«voluble» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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