Characterized by excessive and often rambling discourse, particularly concerning unimportant subjects.
At every family dinner, Uncle Jim becomes so garrulous that people can hardly eat in peace. He talks on and on about old stories without stopping, repeating himself and never noticing how everyone grows restless while he keeps talking about nothing important.
I tried to ask my garrulous uncle a simple question about dinner, but he talked for twenty minutes straight. He went on and on about his day, the traffic, and a bird he saw. I just wanted him to stop talking so we could finally eat.
Sarah avoided Uncle Ted at family dinners because he was so garrulous. He would corner anyone nearby and talk endlessly about his coin collection or lawn care routine, never noticing when people tried to excuse themselves. His stories went nowhere and lasted forever.
At Thanksgiving dinner, Uncle Joe becomes so garrulous that he tells a three-hour story about a sock he lost in 1992. By the end, everyone at the table has finished their turkey, pie, and even started knitting new socks—just to avoid his pointlessly talkative tales.
My date was so garrulous. I simply asked him what time it was, and he launched into a twenty-minute story about the history of his watch, his grandpa’s old clock, and the very concept of time itself. I almost fell asleep in my soup.
The garrulous old man at the bus stop wouldn't stop talking about his favorite conspiracy theories, much to the annoyance of the other passengers waiting with him. His incessant chatter went on and on, filling the air with his rambling and tedious stories until the bus finally arrived to save them from his never-ending monologue.
Amidst the lively chatter at the gathering, one individual stood out for their incessant and aimless rambling. Their words flowed unabated like a gushing river, each sentence winding its way through a labyrinth of disjointed ideas. The others listened in weary amusement, struggling to follow the meandering train of thought that seemed to leap from topic to topic without rhyme or reason. The speaker's excessive talkativeness, devoid of any meaningful substance, earned them the reputation of being garrulous, their endless chatter becoming increasingly grating on the listeners' ears.
The old house sat silent, its once vibrant walls now crumbling and decayed. But within its walls, a garrulous presence lingered, whispering endless tales of suffering and despair. The tortured souls trapped within the haunted halls could never find peace, their voices echoing through the empty rooms in a never-ending symphony of anguish. Visitors who dared to enter would be greeted by the incessant babbling of the restless spirits, their words a twisted symphony of madness and torment. The garrulous ghosts haunted the house, their ceaseless chatter driving all who heard it to the brink of insanity.
In the eerie stillness of the abandoned house, a single light flickered, casting grotesque shadows that danced on the crumbling walls. The air was thick with the oppressive weight of unspoken secrets, and the only sound was the incessant, garrulous chatter of an unseen entity. Its voice, a maddening symphony of whispers and murmurs, seemed to permeate every fiber of the house, driving the listener to the brink of madness.
In the small village of Evermore, there lived a garrulous old wizard named Mortimer. His words flowed like a never-ending river, meandering through tales of dragons and enchanted forests. The villagers would often nod politely as he rambled on, knowing it was best to let him talk uninterrupted. Mortimer's stories were filled with so many details that even the most patient listener would eventually grow weary. But despite his tedious loquacity, the villagers couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth and wonder whenever Mortimer spoke. His words may have been long-winded, but they were always filled with magic.
The meeting dragged on because of one garrulous coworker who would not stop telling unrelated stories and repeating himself. His pointlessly talkative nature turned a simple thirty-minute session into an hour of rambling, making everyone sigh with frustration as the conversation wandered off track.
My seatmate on the bus was so garrulous, he spent an hour rambling about his model train collection. I just kept nodding, exhausted by the pointless details and secretly wishing for my stop so his tedious monologue would finally end.
Sarah checked her watch again as her garrulous neighbor continued his story about grocery shopping, now detailing every item in his cart. Twenty minutes had passed since she'd politely said hello at the mailbox. She desperately needed to leave, but he rambled on, oblivious to her hints about being late.
At every family reunion, my garrulous Aunt Patty quickly corners each unsuspecting victim, regaling them with tales about her pet iguana’s latest yoga routine and her neighbor’s toenail collection, rambling so endlessly that even the cheese platter tries to sneak away unnoticed.
My neighbor, a profoundly garrulous man, cornered me by the mailboxes to deliver a rambling, forty-minute monologue on the migratory patterns of garden gnomes. I finally escaped his pointless discourse by pretending my prize-winning petunia had suddenly burst into flames, requiring my immediate, frantic attention.
During meetings, Roger’s garrulous tendencies made progress difficult. He would launch into rambling anecdotes and tedious stories unrelated to the agenda, causing frustration among colleagues who yearned for conciseness. His pointlessly talkative nature transformed a simple discussion into an ordeal dragging on far longer than necessary.
Professor Helms was so garrulous that his lectures became a perfunctory ordeal. He would digress into prosaic, unrelated anecdotes, seemingly oblivious that his students were simply enduring the clock until their dismissal from the interminable class.
Sarah loved her grandmother, but dreaded their phone calls. The garrulous woman would drone on for hours about trivial matters: neighbors' ailments, grocery prices, every tedious detail of her bridge game. Sarah learned to simply murmur occasional acknowledgments while folding laundry, unable to interject or end the conversation without appearing callous.
At every dinner party, Uncle Hubert transforms into a garrulous raconteur, regaling captive audiences with interminable tales about his pet goldfish’s dietary preferences, each anecdote growing exponentially more prosy and circuitous, until even the potted plants look desperate to escape his pointlessly verbose monologue.
Professor Abernathy, a truly garrulous man, began his soporific disquisition on the esoteric migratory patterns of garden gnomes. His rambling monologue achieved a prodigious length, a monumental feat of pointless oration that made me fervently wish for the sweet, silent oblivion of a well-aimed anvil.
Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.