Garrulous
adjective
Someone who talks a lot, often about unimportant things.
His garrulous neighbour wouldn't stop chatting about the weather.
Often appears as...
- garrulous neighbour
- garrulous old man
adjective
Someone who talks a lot, often about unimportant things.
His garrulous neighbour wouldn't stop chatting about the weather.
Often appears as...
- garrulous neighbour
- garrulous old man
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Best used in casual settings; might be inappropriate in formal or serious discussions.
The garrulous characters in the sitcom made us laugh with their endless banter.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
Suggests annoyance; the speaker's chattiness might be considered bothersome.
Our garrulous host dominated the evening, barely letting anyone else speak.
Pro Tip 3/3Excessive Talking
Implies someone who not only talks much but does so to a tiresome extent.
Our garrulous guide explained everything, leaving us overwhelmed with details.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Best used in casual settings; might be inappropriate in formal or serious discussions.
The garrulous characters in the sitcom made us laugh with their endless banter.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
Suggests annoyance; the speaker's chattiness might be considered bothersome.
Our garrulous host dominated the evening, barely letting anyone else speak.
Pro Tip 3/3Excessive Talking
Implies someone who not only talks much but does so to a tiresome extent.
Our garrulous guide explained everything, leaving us overwhelmed with details.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Best used in casual settings; might be inappropriate in formal or serious discussions.
The garrulous characters in the sitcom made us laugh with their endless banter.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
Suggests annoyance; the speaker's chattiness might be considered bothersome.
Our garrulous host dominated the evening, barely letting anyone else speak.
Pro Tip 3/3Excessive Talking
Implies someone who not only talks much but does so to a tiresome extent.
Our garrulous guide explained everything, leaving us overwhelmed with details.
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Rose George: Inside the...
and I apologize for this, but I didn't want to get off my ship. I'd really loved being on board Kendal. I'd been well treated by the crew, I'd had a garrulous and entertaining captain, and I would happily have signed up for another five weeks, something that the captain also said
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A garrulous grandmother and a roaming bandit face off on a dirt road. A Bible salesman lures a one-legged philosopher into a barn.
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Rose George: Inside the...
and I apologize for this, but I didn't want to get off my ship. I'd really loved being on board Kendal. I'd been well treated by the crew, I'd had a garrulous and entertaining captain, and I would happily have signed up for another five weeks, something that the captain also said
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Why should you read...
A garrulous grandmother and a roaming bandit face off on a dirt road. A Bible salesman lures a one-legged philosopher into a barn.
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Quote examples
Dorothea Lange
American Photographer
The people who are garrulous and wear their heart on their sleeve and tell you everything, that's one kind of person, but the fellow who's hiding behind a tree and hoping you don't see him is the fellow that you'd better find out why.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
I still have the 'New York Post' delivered because it's so garrulous and nasty and wonderful when you read it in print. Some things just don't translate online.
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Paul Klee
Swiss Artist
Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
I'm very garrulous, but I don't say anything.
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Dorothea Lange
American Photographer
The people who are garrulous and wear their heart on their sleeve and tell you everything, that's one kind of person, but the fellow who's hiding behind a tree and hoping you don't see him is the fellow that you'd better find out why.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
I still have the 'New York Post' delivered because it's so garrulous and nasty and wonderful when you read it in print. Some things just don't translate online.
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Paul Klee
Swiss Artist
Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
I'm very garrulous, but I don't say anything.
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