voluble
speaking fluently, readily, and at length
Word origin: From Latin volvere, to roll.
Voluble in a sentence
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Normally reserved, he became voluble whenever the topic turned to jazz.
The normally guarded witness became voluble once the questioning turned to his own research.
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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.
Using “voluble” well
Voluble means speaking fluently, readily, and at length, a neutral-to-mild descriptor of easy talkativeness rather than tiresome chatter. It is the opposite of taciturn or reticent.
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