Voluble

Word VOLUBLE
Character 7
Hyphenation vol u ble
Pronunciations /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Voluble"

What do we mean by voluble?

Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent. adjective

Turning easily on an axis; rotating. adjective

Twining or twisting. adjective

Formed so as to roll with ease, or to be easily turned or set in motion; apt to roll; rolling; rotating; revolving.

Characterized by a great flow of words or by glibness of utterance; speaking with plausible fluency: as, a voluble politician.

Changeable; mutable.

In botany, of a twining habit; rising spirally around a support, as the hop.

Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating. adjective

Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib. adjective

Changeable; unstable; fickle. adjective

Having the power or habit of turning or twining. adjective

A stem that climbs by winding, or twining, round another body. adjective

Fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious; tonguey. adjective

Expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner. adjective

Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion. adjective

Twisting and turning like a vine. adjective

Marked by a ready flow of speech adjective

(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious; tonguey.

(of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed) Expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner.

Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion.

Twisting and turning like a vine.

Yet another annoying SAT word, which means highly fluent and/or talkative. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Voluble

The word "voluble" in example sentences

Extroverts are easy for introverts to understand, because extroverts spend so much of their time working out who they are in voluble, and frequently inescapable, interaction with other people. ❋ Unknown (2007)

With a sudden change of manner, his visitant conjured him, in voluble and impetuous terms, to comply. ❋ Unknown (2002)

And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Most of the people obediently returned to the church, their suddenly loosened tongues clattering in voluble excitement. ❋ Lucy Maud (1912)

Oh, she has ways of showing what she wants without getting what you'd call voluble! ❋ James A. Cooper (1917)

This is the first typical example of satire, the satire which is voluble, which is violent, which is indecent, but which is not malicious. ❋ Unknown (1905)

In their footnote the editors explain that "voluble" is being used in its original Latin sense, to mean "rolling along." ❋ Unknown (2008)

In their footnote the editors confine themselves to explaining that "voluble" is being used in its original Latin sense, to mean "rolling along." ❋ Unknown (2008)

The trees were still bare, but the little birds care not for that; they revel, and carol, and wildly tell their hopes, while the gentle, "voluble" south wind plays with the dry leaves, and the pine-trees sigh with their soul-like sounds for June. ❋ Margaret Fuller (1830)

Whereas his opposite number, Jim Mallinder, sat stoically in the stand last weekend, not even shouting his displeasure when Tuilagi did not receive a red card, Cockerill was excitable and voluble throughout, befitting someone whose autobiography, published in 1999, was called In Your Face. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He replied that nothing would surely be lovelier for me than to have a voluble, rapid conversation with his French wife. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was quaint and original in his sayings, voluble and social in his manner. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

The voluble chief executive of Georgia usually handed out sound bites eagerly. ❋ Rebecca Burns (2011)

Marcy, as voluble as Butler was then reserved, recalls an epiphany in the shower, when he realized that to succeed in his chosen field, he had to address the kind of questions that he had cared about as a child—including whether planets orbited other suns. ❋ Marc Kaufman (2011)

1)I couldn't wait [in the room] because of the voluble [barber]. 2) "Does the defendant [speak English]?" "Yes, he's highly voluble when asked to give a speech." ❋ Sweetkind2 (2021)

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