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Meanings of garrulous in English

Full of trivial conversation.

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Usage of garrulous in English
1
Moreover, it quickens the garrulous mind, and steadies the happiness of love.
The Research Magnificent
2
Judge Straight knew the whole story, and old men are sometimes garrulous.
The House Behind the Cedars
3
Bessie liked the kindly, garrulous old ladies, and promised to be neighborly.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
4
He would not have wished a garrulous eulogy or a cumbrous epitaph.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 / A Magaz...
5
The purple grackles are a garrulous, gossipy set, as every one knows.
Roof and Meadow
6
While his garrulous tongue ran aimlessly on, he considered ways and means.
Mavericks
7
I thought him a little garrulous, but Thompson encouraged him to talk.
Our Casualty, and Other Stories / 1918
8
All of this did not matter to Bud, but grandpa was garrulous.
Cow-Country
9
She was a garrulous woman, who had always much news to relate.
Dame Care
10
A cloth covering over the parrot's cage kept that garrulous bird quiet.
Bob Cook and the German Spy
11
He hooked his arm through Keane's and dragged his garrulous friend away.
The street philosopher
12
Jim grew garrulous as he read across her shoulder with characteristic impoliteness.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
13
I am afraid you will think me quite garrulous, she added, smiling.
The Brotherhood of Consolation
14
Le Fanu-cheeriest of fishermen, kindest of jolly good fellows-forhis garrulous book.
The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
15
His wife was a pleasant, garrulous woman, who interested Ethel very much.
The Man Between: An International Romance
16
He is a fanatic, vain and garrulous, but firm, truthful, and intelligent.
Old John Brown, the man whose soul is marching on
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common