voluble

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   speaking fluently, readily, or at great length

   The voluble guide narrated every detail without pausing for breath.

Simplified etymology

Voluble entered English in the Middle English period from the family of Latin volvere, “to turn or roll.” It initially meant “turning”; by the late 16th century it was applied figuratively to words seeming to roll readily from the mouth.

From Latin volubilis ('turning, fluent, rolling'), from volvere ('to roll, turn'); the sense of fluent speech derives from words 'rolling' easily off the tongue.

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