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How to pronounce talkative in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms expansive
Derivation talk, talkativeness
Type Words
Synonyms bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby
Derivation talk, talkativeness
Type Words
Synonyms chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talky
Derivation talkativeness

Examples of talkative

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You see the fun-loving, talkative people who rarely can be found at their desks.
From the ocregister.com
Joey Wenninghoff isn't talkative, preferring to show and do rather than discuss.
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Kevin thinks that's excessive, but notes that Adam was always the talkative one.
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Despite a trickle of scandals involving talkative ex-butlers, demand is soaring.
From the economist.com
It's odd that in such a quiet society that you find such talkative street people.
From the economist.com
All three are talented track athletes and all three definitely are not talkative.
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For a fee, the firms connect hedge fund traders with talkative corporate workers.
From the businessweek.com
Joe, relentlessly upbeat and overly talkative, soon cracks through Fin's reserve.
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The Parkway North sophomore left talkative in his rearview mirror five miles ago.
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More examples
  • Chatty: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
  • Bigmouthed: unwisely talking too much
  • Expansive: friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive"
  • (talkatively) loquaciously: in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'"
  • (talkativeness) garrulity: the quality of being wordy and talkative
  • Prolixity (from Latin prolixus, "extended"; also called wordiness, verbosity and garrulousness) in language refers to speech or writing which uses an excess of words. Adjectival forms include prolix, wordy, verbose, and garrulous.
  • Tending to talk a lot; Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
  • (1h)[C^], FO away, opens and shuts at mouth as if jabbering. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - talkative.