voluble
adjective
vol·u·ble
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Definition of voluble
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Other Words from voluble
volubility
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volubleness
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volubly
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One day, a large and voluble family rolls up and establishes a makeshift home beside her lonely dwelling. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "Does “The Lion King” Need C.G.I.?," 19 July 2019 It was run by a voluble woman named Diami, who whipped up fortifying breakfasts of sweet black coffee, farm eggs and chunks of mango, the most succulent of the tropical fruits that grow like weeds on the fertile island. — Tony Perrottet, New York Times, "A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison," 2 Jan. 2018 Mr Han, whose family hails from the mainland, is a voluble proponent of appeasing China. — The Economist, "Tsai Ing-wen’s prospects for re-election have improved," 25 July 2019 In a phone call during a break from shooting, the delightfully voluble Mr. Spader, 57, talked about the pleasures of playing the provocateur, and why now’s the time for men to keep quiet and listen. — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, "James Spader Still Lives for the Surprise of ‘The Blacklist’," 12 Jan. 2018 In Huitzuco, a town in the lawless state of Guerrero, Mario Vergara, a slightly built, voluble man nicknamed the Atomic Ant, pores over medical books, training himself to recognize bones of the human skeleton. — Juan Montes, WSJ, "‘It’s a Crisis of Civilization in Mexico.’ 250,000 Dead. 37,400 Missing.," 14 Nov. 2018 Nicolas Bijan, the proprietor of Bijan, the famed appointment-only boutique in Beverly Hills, is a smooth, voluble host. — Maer Roshan, Town & Country, "In Beverly Hills and Beyond, Bijan Carries on a Tradition of Excess and Exclusivity," 22 Oct. 2018 This voluble pair will move on from Viceland after signing a deal with Showtime to host that network’s first weekly talk show. — Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, "What’s on TV Thursday: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ and ‘CMT Crossroads’," 28 June 2018 Fluid and voluble and intuitively connected, Mr. Marsalis’s longtime quartet is a down-the-center post-bop band with decades of jazz history built into its style. — New York Times, "13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'voluble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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voluble
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of voluble
formal
: talking a lot in an energetic and rapid way
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