VOLUBLE


Meaning of VOLUBLE in English

/ ˈvɒljʊbl; NAmE ˈvɑːljə-/ adjective ( formal )

1.

talking a lot, and with enthusiasm, about a subject :

Evelyn was very voluble on the subject of women's rights.

2.

expressed in many words and spoken quickly :

voluble protests

►  vol·ubly / ˈvɒljʊbli; NAmE ˈvɑːljə-/ adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in senses rotating about an axis and having a tendency to change ): from French , or from Latin volubilis , from volvere to roll. The modern meanings arose in the late 16th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.