voluble
adjective
vol·u·ble
ˈväl-yə-bəl 
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Voluble traces back to Latin volvere, meaning "to set in a circular course" or "to cause to roll." English rolled with that meaning, using voluble as an adjective to describe things easily rolling, changing, or turning, and later added the meaning of Latin volūbilis, which implies readily flowing speech. Today, voluble most often describes an individual who speaks easily and often.
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Here, the director of some of the most voluble of all films exalts immediate experience and rarefied perception to grand historical dimensions—Oliveira condenses a lifetime of artistic striving into infinitesimal flourishes of overwhelming power.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Where Musk is voluble and prone to exaggerated claims, Straubel, with engineering degrees from Stanford, is low-key, calm and enjoys discussing the intricacies of battery material science.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Where Mazin, 53, is voluble, demonstrative and unabashedly neurotic, Druckmann, 46, can be sphinxlike in his measured calm.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Camille Cottin is a standout as prickly, voluble talent agent Andréa Martel, but the whole cast intermingles with enough chemistry and charm to make this one of the best workplace comedies of the last decade.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Where Musk is voluble and prone to exaggerated claims, Straubel, with engineering degrees from Stanford, is low-key, calm and enjoys discussing the intricacies of battery material science.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Where Mazin, 53, is voluble, demonstrative and unabashedly neurotic, Druckmann, 46, can be sphinxlike in his measured calm.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Camille Cottin is a standout as prickly, voluble talent agent Andréa Martel, but the whole cast intermingles with enough chemistry and charm to make this one of the best workplace comedies of the last decade.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Voluble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voluble. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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