Definitions for garrulousˈgær ə ləs, ˈgær yə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gar•ru•lous*ˈgær ə ləs, ˈgær yə-(adj.)
excessively talkative in a rambling manner, esp. about trivial matters.
wordy or diffuse.
* Syn: See talkative.
Origin of garrulous:
1605–15; < L garrulus=garr(īre) to chatter +-ulus -ulous
gar′ru•lous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky(adj)
full of trivial conversation
"kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
Wiktionary
garrulous(Adjective)
Excessively or tiresomely talkative.
garrulous(Adjective)
Excessively wordy and rambling.
Origin: From garrulus, form of garrire.
Webster Dictionary
Garrulous(adj)
talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious
Garrulous(adj)
having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller
Translations for garrulous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- praatsiekeAfrikaans
- ثَرْثار، كَثير الكَلامArabic
- приказливBulgarian
- loquazPortuguese (BR)
- upovídanýCzech
- geschwätzigGerman
- snakkesaligDanish
- φλύαροςGreek
- gárrulo, parlanchín, hablador, locuazSpanish
- lobisemishimulineEstonian
- پرحرفFarsi
- suulasFinnish
- bavardFrench
- פַּטפטָןHebrew
- बातूनीHindi
- brbljavCroatian
- bőbeszédűHungarian
- suka bicaraIndonesian
- málgefinnIcelandic
- garruloItalian
- おしゃべりなJapanese
- 수다스러운Korean
- plepusLithuanian
- pļāpīgs; runīgsLatvian
- suka bercakapMalay
- praatziekDutch
- snakkesalig, pratsomNorwegian
- gadatliwyPolish
- پرحرفPersian
- كړتن، هغه څوك چې ډيرې خبرې كول، چنې وهونكىPashto
- faladorPortuguese
- guralivRomanian
- говорливыйRussian
- zhovorčivýSlovak
- zgovorenSlovenian
- pričljivSerbian
- pratsam, pratsjuk, talträngdSwedish
- พูดเรื่อยเจื้อยThai
- geveze, zevzekTurkish
- 愛說話的Chinese (Trad.)
- балакучийUkrainian
- باتونیUrdu
- ba hoaVietnamese
- 饶舌的，多嘴的Chinese (Simp.)
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