| word | voluble |
|---|---|
| definition | Speaking readily and rapidly; talkative. |
| eg_sentence | He proved to be a voluble informer who would tell stories of bookies, smugglers, and hit men to the detectives for hours. |
| explanation | A voluble person has words “rolling” off his or her tongue. In O. Henry's famous story “The Ransom of Red Chief,” the kidnappers nab a boy who turns out to be so unbearably voluble that they can hardly wait to turn him loose again |
| IPA | ˈvɑljəbəl |
Tags: mwvb::unit:11, mwvb::unit:11:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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