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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
But most unforgettable are the fantastic driving sequences and the almost casually riveting performances — with James Taylor making for a perfectly intense (and surprisingly charismatic) lead, an ideal foil for the garrulous, slightly helpless Oates.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Yet while the family, in all its whirling, garrulous energy, appears outwardly welcoming to the newcomer, Marina soon encounters limits to their acceptance.
—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
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Yet while the family, in all its whirling, garrulous energy, appears outwardly welcoming to the newcomer, Marina soon encounters limits to their acceptance.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrulous
Adjective
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Your 11th House of Hopefulness lights up as enterprising Mars harmonizes with jovial Jupiter in your talkative 3rd house.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Vargas, equal parts talkative and professionally restrained, started by examining my every pore under a light.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Shinjuku Gyoen is a rambling blend of European and Japanese formal gardens that becomes a focal point of the cherry blossom season in late March.—
Stephen Kelly,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
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The four leads are overconfident and loutish, spending their time drinking, rambling, and clumsily working through their worries about the future.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Prosecutors warned that the statute encouraged exaggerated or bad-faith claims that would be difficult to disprove years after the fact.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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This means giving up the exalted and exaggerated idea of the West that boosts a masculinist self-image but severely constricts thought and feeling.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even the blandest overtures can whip him into a frantic, pornographic, prolix ecstasy.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ronald, who with his shock of white hair and prolix tendencies comes off like a frazzled professor, keeps to a more limited circuit writing out of his house and his office.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Garrulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrulous. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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