garrulous

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Pronunciation

/ˈɡærʊləs/(GAR-uh-lus)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

唠叨的；话多的（贬义）

Definition

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Word family

  • garrulity/ɡəˈruːlɪti/(n)唠叨
  • garrulously/ˈɡærʊləsli/(adv)唠叨地

Collocations

  • garrulous old man
  • garrulous neighbor
  • garrulous companion
  • increasingly garrulous

Examples

  1. 1.The garrulous taxi driver barely paused for breath during the entire journey. (excessively talkative)
  2. 2.After a few glasses of wine, Uncle Robert became garrulous, telling stories everyone had heard before. (long-windedly chatty)

Synonyms

  • loquacious/ləˈkweɪʃəs/— very talkative, less negative
  • verbose/vɜːˈbəʊs/— using too many words
  • chatty/ˈtʃæti/— talkative, informal/positive

Etymology

from Latin "garrulus" — "garrire" = to chatter — chattering excessively