01 a. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.
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Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.“The most garrulous people on earth.” — De Quincey.
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2.
Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller.(Zool.)
Syn.
Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious.
A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous.