talking a lot, especially about unimportant things synonym talkative(尤指在琐事上)饶舌的,唠叨的,喋喋不休的 He became positively garrulous after a few glasses of wine. 喝了几杯酒后,他变得非常饶舌。 a garrulous old woman 饶舌的老太婆 another garrulous fool 又一个饶舌的傻瓜
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin garrulus (from garrire ‘to chatter, prattle’) + -ous.