voluble
Origin of voluble
1synonym study For voluble
Other words for voluble
Opposites for voluble
Other words from voluble
- vol·u·bil·i·ty [vol-yuh-bil-i-tee], /ˌvɒl yəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, vol·u·ble·ness, noun
- vol·u·bly, adverb
- non·vol·u·ble, adjective
- non·vol·u·bly, adverb
- un·vol·u·ble, adjective
- un·vol·u·bly, adverb
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How to use voluble in a sentence
Joe flung pieces of fish into the air, and kept chatting volubly as his pets swooped and squabbled.
The Chequers | James RuncimanThe men cursed volubly as they worked over the animal and readjusted the wet pack, which had slipped to one side.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanOh, everything that comes into her head, I suppose, and very volubly.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope"But indeed, Hester, it is the best plan," she argued volubly.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah TytlerEnterlaced -418-with a double new invention, which teacheth to speke truely, speedily and volubly the French Tongue.
British Dictionary definitions for voluble
/ (ˈvɒljʊbəl) /
talking easily, readily, and at length; fluent
archaic easily turning or rotating, as on an axis
rare (of a plant) twining or twisting
Origin of voluble
1Derived forms of voluble
- volubility or volubleness, noun
- volubly, adverb
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