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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
Yet while the family, in all its whirling, garrulous energy, appears outwardly welcoming to the newcomer, Marina soon encounters limits to their acceptance.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
And yet, there is no place Bret, the more garrulous of the two brothers and host of the Bret Boone Podcast, would rather be (Bret and Aaron also have a younger brother, Matthew, who played minor-league baseball).
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Affleck, of course, has always been a more garrulous, charismatic screen presence.
—Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
So his warm, garrulous letters to her must have been hugely flattering, as if a reporter today received a string of confiding e-mails from Bruce Springsteen.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
And yet, there is no place Bret, the more garrulous of the two brothers and host of the Bret Boone Podcast, would rather be (Bret and Aaron also have a younger brother, Matthew, who played minor-league baseball).
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Affleck, of course, has always been a more garrulous, charismatic screen presence.
—Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
So his warm, garrulous letters to her must have been hugely flattering, as if a reporter today received a string of confiding e-mails from Bruce Springsteen.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garrulous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrulous
Adjective
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Sophia wasn’t particularly talkative that evening.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Lopez describes her daughter as an energetic, talkative child who speaks both English and Spanish.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Also in the village, with lower prices, the June Lake Villager Motel is a rambling property beneath a vintage mid-century sign.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her editor figured that Bainbridge could get away with a rambling, nostalgic performance.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The result is exaggerated price moves, especially in smaller precious metals markets, where relatively modest inflows can push prices sharply higher, making the rally feel detached from traditional supply-and-demand dynamics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rowland maintained the sharp lines of the shoes and paired them with an oversize sculptural jacket with exaggerated lapels, with nothing underneath.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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His answer is this book: a laudably sincere, exasperatingly prolix and occasionally affecting rumination on the state of Egypt—its society, culture, history and politics—pegged to the maddening bureaucracy of the archive.—
Kapil Komireddi,
WSJ,
12 Mar. 2023
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“Garrulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrulous. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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