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as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation
a garrulous boy who was in constant trouble for talking out of turn
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as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
now that he's in his anecdotage, Grandpa likes to tell garrulous, shaggy-dog accounts of his youthful misadventures
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Recent Examples of garrulous
By contrast, the normally garrulous Marine Le Pen, leader of the hard-right Rassemblement National, has kept mum on the Commune.
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Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2021
Barraclough’s expositions are dense with fact but animated by garrulous humor.
—Timothy Farrington, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
But a film is its own creation — as every director and writer constantly reminds us — and that creation deserves not to be tipped by garrulous Galindas.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Seed’s father, a garrulous and engaging Brit, may not be as famous for his semiotic theories, but his words do as much as anyone’s to fuel the filmmaker’s curiosity.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2021
Barraclough’s expositions are dense with fact but animated by garrulous humor.
—Timothy Farrington, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
But a film is its own creation — as every director and writer constantly reminds us — and that creation deserves not to be tipped by garrulous Galindas.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Seed’s father, a garrulous and engaging Brit, may not be as famous for his semiotic theories, but his words do as much as anyone’s to fuel the filmmaker’s curiosity.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrulous
Adjective
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In her confusion about so much in her life, the usually talkative Suzy simply stops speaking.—
Chad Jones,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Adrien is very engaged in the moment and is able to switch over and be sociable and talkative.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2024
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His statement came a day after the release of the Netflix series, which takes viewers back to the morning after Christmas 28 years ago, when JonBenét’s mother called 911 to report finding a rambling ransom note and her daughter missing.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC News,
3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Americans are very familiar with Trump’s exaggerated self-presentation: the carnival barker who leaps to superlatives.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2025
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The strapless champagne mermaid gown was classic Old Hollywood glamour, but its exaggerated blade-like protrusion from the bust served as a reminder to the body horror.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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Words, including those of artists themselves—as prolix in their way as critics, curators, and historians—can serve vision but can also deflect from it.—
Barry Schwabsky,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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In 1949, a young American artist named Ray Johnson left Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C., moved to New York City and began to explore his prolix talents, both visual and verbal.—
Roberta Smith,
New York Times,
30 May 2024
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