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garrulous

view main entry for garrulousadjective  /ˈɡærʊləs/
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garrulously

adverb

garrulousness

noun [uncountable]
garrulousness noun [uncountable]Describing people who talk a lot: talkative, chatty, voluble, loquacious, longwinded, garrulous, gabby, mouthy

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