as in communicative
fond of talking or conversation
a talkative outgoing tour guide showed our school group around the city
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Recent Examples of talkative
That of course was not unusual, but what was unusual was how talkative this man had been.
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Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
My auditions usually involved signing into a small waiting room with stackable utility chairs and four or five other little girls around my age, sitting with their tense or talkative moms.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The way the car flows down twisty roads is simply serene due to its talkative and responsive electrohydraulic steering, wonderful chassis communication, minimal body roll, and excellent grip.
—Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
Other characters include a talkative nurse, a wise parrot named Leonard, and a grumpy cat named Bitchy.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
My auditions usually involved signing into a small waiting room with stackable utility chairs and four or five other little girls around my age, sitting with their tense or talkative moms.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The way the car flows down twisty roads is simply serene due to its talkative and responsive electrohydraulic steering, wonderful chassis communication, minimal body roll, and excellent grip.
—Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
Other characters include a talkative nurse, a wise parrot named Leonard, and a grumpy cat named Bitchy.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkative
Adjective
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Whitney Decker told the detective her ex-husband had always been communicative about their children and previously returned them when he was supposed to.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Communicate And Collaborate On AI Usage Rules Be collaborative and communicative.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The result of my efforts is a column (some call it a blog) that, after 898 columns before it, represents some of my best work as a photojournalist — further described by my text, written in an easy to read, conversational style.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Airlearn avoids that pitfall by leading each lesson into conversational practice, combining grammar, pronunciation, and context to bridge the gap from recognition to use.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No president has ever fired a commissioner, and many commissioners have been outspoken advocates for free speech.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The legendary journalist and author's first husband Jay Monahan died of colon cancer in 1998 which spurred her to be an outspoken advocate and fundraiser for cancer research.—
Kiran Hefa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In this age of Amazon, packages promptly appear on doorsteps following a mere click of a button or a vocal cue.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The discipline followed the coaches' backing of Reeve and their vocal criticisms of officials.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The loquacious Ray Montemayor, who Ziggy helped convert from a street hockey goalie to a state champion ice hockey keeper, had a much better anecdote.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rasul Douglas isn’t the most loquacious person.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Behind bars, Naso became chatty with William Noguera, a fellow death row inmate and artist.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Maybe Swift is just feeling chattier this time around.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the ‘headroom’ generated by Isak’s sale was already used up in advance on Woltemade and Wissa, though the way incoming and outgoing transfers are booked in the accounts means there is still lots of room for manoeuvre.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the fest kicked off, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with outgoing director José Luis Rebordinos, who went into more depth about the decision to honor Lawrence.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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He's developed quite the voice and is very mouthy and vocal with me throughout the day.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just imagine what would have happened to that mouthy, fearless girl coming of age in an Argentina dominated by the brutal military juntas of the late seventies and eighties.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Talkative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkative. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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