Full of or abounding in words. Of a person: using an excess of words; = verbose, adj. 1. Also: garrulous, talkative.

Given to tales or talking; addicted to gossip; loquacious, garrulous, blabbing.

Full of words, talkative, garrulous.

That talks rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way; chattering, prating, tattling; (also) full of or…

That cackles.

That chatters (in various senses of the verb).

Talkative.

wild or unrestrained in speech.

of many words: given to much speech, or to speaking at length (frequently in negative contexts: cf. of few words at phrases 3a); †(of a statement…

That jangles, in various senses of the verb.

Full of ‘tongue’ or talk; talkative, loquacious (now U.S. and dialect); of hounds, ‘giving tongue’.

That talks excessively or noisily, or makes a harsh discordant sound; = jangling, adj.

Of a person, a person's tongue, pen, etc.: quick and lively in speech, discourse, or writing; eloquent. Cf. sense A. 3b.

? Chattering.

Given to talking; inclined to talk; chatty, loquacious; garrulous, ‘full of prate’ (Johnson).

Having the mouth open to speak; speaking freely, clamorous, vociferous. Obsolete.

Chattering, babbling. In modern Scottish, tattling.

That ‘trattles’; chattering, tattling, gossiping.

Of a speaker or writer: Full of talk or verbiage, talkative, loquacious, long-winded; violent or extravagant in utterance, ‘blustering’; bragging…

Talking emptily; chattering. Obsolete.

Given to prating or talking. Obsolete. rare.

Talkative, loquacious. Cf. rattling, adj. 2.

Disposed or ready to communicate or converse; = communicative, adj. 7a. Now rare.

? as adj. Incontinent of speech. Obsolete.

Of persons, their actions, and attributes: Garrulous, chattering.

Talkative, loquacious, esp. excessively so; prone to speaking out of turn or revealing secrets. Cf. long tongue, n. 1.

Chattering, talkative; gossipy; characterized by prittle-prattle. Obsolete.

That patters or speaks rapidly or as if by rote.

That talks; loquacious.

That gabbles (see gabble, v.); (of a language, sound, etc.) unintelligible; jabbering; babbling.

Using many words; given to expressing oneself in words, esp. fluently or at length; characterized by fluent or lengthy self-expression. Now: spec.…

Chattering, talkative, gossipy; (of words or speech) glib.

That ‘twattles’; chattering, babbling, prating. (Said of the person, or of the talk.)

? Glib-tongued.

Given to babbling; loquacious, prattling. Also: characterized by an excess of talk; verbose, bombastic. Now somewhat archaic.

loose of tongue, talkative, garrulous.

That tattles; chattering; gossiping; tale-telling.

Whispering, muttering; busily talking, full of busy talk.

Of a person: given to tedious or unnecessary lengthiness in speech or writing. Of speech or writing: tediously long, prolix.

Highly talkative or loquacious.

Disposed or ready to discourse or converse; talkative; communicative; (sometimes also) verbose, prolix.

Of speech, manner, etc.: chattering, prattling, voluble; lively, noisy.

Of a speaker or writer, of the tongue, etc.: ‘Well-oiled’, ready and fluent in utterance. Of language: Characterized by fluency and readiness…

Of the tongue: ‘Nimble’, voluble. Hence of persons: Ready in the use of words, speaking freely, fluent, talkative, voluble. Of conversation or…

Full of talk, talkative, garrulous.

garrulous, loquacious, voluble, glib (of a person or his utterance).

Given to much talking; fond of indulging in talk or chatter; loquacious, talkative.

Unable to hold one's tongue, addicted to talking, loquacious. Obsolete. Cf. futility, n. 3.

Verbose; over-elaborate in speech.

Of a person: Light-tongued; talkative.

Capable of continuing in action for a long time without becoming out of breath; (hence) healthy, fit, robust. Also: prolix, tediously lengthy. Cf. l…

Able to speak or recite for a long time without tiring. Obsolete.

= multiloquous, adj.

(un-, prefix1 affix 2d.)

Not retentive (in various senses).

Ready to impart information, opinions, etc.; free in conversation, open, frank; talkative. Also with of. (Now the most common sense.)

Talkative, loquacious. Now rare.

Given to talking; loquacious; (of speech) grandiloquent.

Highly talkative or loquacious; prolix.

Perhaps: = parlous, adj. 1.

loquacious, chattering.

Of a person: talkative.

Characterized by, or of the nature of, frivolous or nonsensical talk. Cf. twittle-twattle, adj.

Inclined to talk too much.

Given to much talking; talkative.

Loud-mouthed; noisy.

That may be conversed with. Able or disposed to converse, fond of talking.

Talkative, loquacious. Cf. gash, n.2, gash, v.2 Now rare.

Given to narration; garrulous, talkative. Also (in extended use): eloquent of. Obsolete.

Given to using the chaps; talkative.

Of persons: Ready with appropriate remarks, apt. Obsolete.

Ready to converse or talk, given to conversation, talkative.

Talkative, loquacious; (also) impudent or insolent in speech. Now rare.

figurative. Voluble, glib. Obsolete. rare.

Fond of talking; chatty; talkative; (also) fluent in speech. In later use sometimes: annoyingly or excessively talkative; garrulous. Formerly also of…

Windy, flatulent.

Full of tales; making a long story; talkative.

Given to chat or light easy talk.

Volubly and foolishly talkative.

Of a person: eloquent; speaking fluently and clearly; (later also) loquacious. In early use frequently in †renable of tongue. Obsolete (English reg…

the verb-stem in combination with adverbs, as fetch-after n. see quot. 1888; with n. as object. fetch-fire n. Obsolete attributive. fetch-water n.…

Of persons: Ready to converse; addicted to conversation; gifted with powers of conversation.

Having the quality of conversing, ready to converse; conversable. rare.

That talks volubly; prattling. Cf. gash, v.2

(a) (tediously) verbose (cf. long-winded, adj. 2a); (b) possessing or characteristic of powerful lungs (cf. long-winded, adj. 1).

Inclined to or abounding in talk; talkative, loquacious.

= multiloquent, adj.

Of the nature of a prolegomenon or prolegomena; introductory; having the function of a preface, or a preliminary work.

Given to or characterized by small talk; garrulous, chattering, prattling. Now rare.

dialect. Fluent, voluble; given to talk.

Full of speech; possessing the power of speech; loquacious, talkative.

colloquial. Characterized by ‘gas’ (gas, n.1 5); given to idle talk; excessively verbose.

in force. of persons (usually in great force): In full command of one's powers, energies, or abilities; esp. Displaying readiness and vivacity in…

Full of or characterized by babble; of the nature of babble; (also) given to babbling.

Not reticent; wanting in reticence.

Ready to chat or to be chatted with.

=prec. in various senses; also, voluble.

Characterized by chattering.

= loose-lipped adj.

Talkative. Cf. chin-music n. at chin, n.1 compounds 2. U.S.

Given to yapping.

having a big mouth; (frequently figurative) loud, vociferous; (now) esp. loquacious, indiscreet, or boastful (cf. big mouth n.).

(a) loose-tongued; uninhibited in speech; (b) having full lips.

That talks incessantly.

Given to speaking at length, esp. in a boring or insistent manner; (also) expressed vociferously or at length.

Chattering; grumbling, complaining.

? Talkative.