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[ vol -yuh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈvɒl yə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.
Origin of voluble First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin volūbilis “that turns easily, flowing,” equivalent to volū-, base of volvere “to turn” + -bilis -ble
SYNONYMS FOR voluble articulate, garrulous, loquacious.
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ANTONYMS FOR voluble taciturn.
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synonym study for voluble See fluent.
OTHER WORDS FROM voluble vol·u·bil·i·ty, vol·u·ble·ness, noun vol·u·bly, adverb non·vol·u·bil·i·ty, noun non·vol·u·ble, adjective
non·vol·u·ble·ness, noun non·vol·u·bly, adverb un·vol·u·ble, adjective un·vol·u·ble·ness, noun un·vol·u·bly, adverb
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Words nearby voluble volte-face, volti, voltmeter, Volturno, Volturnus, voluble , volume, volumed, volume index, volumeter, volumetric
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Example sentences from the Web for voluble Neither SpaceX nor its voluble CEO, however, has had anything to say about it in the six days since the award was announced, unlike other participants in the bid.
Why SpaceX is silent about winning a huge military contract | Tim Fernholz| August 13, 2020| Quartz
In late 2007, the voluble Texas hedge-funder threw down $110 million against the subprime-mortgage market and made a killing.
Wall Street’s Biggest Players Avoiding Bets on Eurozone Financial Crisis | Alex Klein| July 7, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Joe Scarborough Another wild card would be Joe Scarborough, the voluble morning-talk-show host on MSNBC.
Six Dark Horses Romney Could Pick for His Running Mate | Ben Jacobs| April 22, 2012| DAILY BEAST
In his voluble , guns-blazing manner, Adrover made the hollowness of New York Fashion Week, which ends Thursday, apparent.
Designing for the One Percent at New York Fashion Week | Robin Givhan| February 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
The likeliest person to defeat the voluble Georgian is Gingrich himself.
A Gingrich Surge Forces Obama’s Team to Rethink Strategy | Eleanor Clift| December 8, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Some sat silently, but the majority were conversing in the most excited and voluble manner.
In the grip of the Mullah | F. S. Brereton
Going down, our voluble friend talked very freely about his affairs.
Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers | Reuben Gold Thwaites
Eliza was the inn's stout and voluble cook-housekeeper, and her attic lay directly above Trenholme's room.
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley | Louis Tracy
Bob Blake, just then, was lying beneath my car, near which I hovered listening to his voluble but stereotyped profanity.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson Dodd
Returning to her voluble talk, Gertrude steered Miriam towards them.
Pointed Roofs | Dorothy Richardson
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British Dictionary definitions for voluble adjective talking easily, readily, and at length; fluent
archaic easily turning or rotating, as on an axis
rare (of a plant) twining or twisting
Derived forms of voluble volubility or volubleness , noun volubly , adverb Word Origin for voluble C16: from Latin volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn
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Words related to voluble chatty, loquacious, articulate, fluent, gabby, garrulous, long-winded, mouthy, prolix, rambling, slick, smooth, verbal, windy, wordy, talky, bigmouthed, chattering, full of hot air, running on