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UK
/tˈɔːkətˌɪv/
]
[ US /ˈtɔkətɪv/ ]
[ US /ˈtɔkətɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
full of trivial conversation
kept from her housework by gabby neighbors - unwisely talking too much
-
friendly and open and willing to talk
wine made the guest expansive
How To Use talkative In A Sentence
- Confident, tanned and talkative, he looked the epitome of the champion he longs to be again. Times, Sunday Times
- His son, who was usually quiet and shy, was very talkative that morning.
- Forrest was normally mild-mannered, affable, and untalkative.
- Johnson attempted to start conversation with some pleasantries but Bill was not very talkative.
- Quiet and silence is a form of power. Thoughtful and wise people are not talkative people. Dr T.P.Chia
- Some become more talkative than usual, others quieter. Times, Sunday Times
- Talkative people are not necessarily smarter, more knowledgeable and more interesting. Dr T.P.Chia
- Shi Jialei, who is talkative and always wears a smile, said he was a wordless and silent child before he came to the school.
- They confirm our impression that, following his traumatic encounter with the Czech police, he becomes considerably less talkative.
- They confirm our impression that, following his traumatic encounter with the Czech police, he becomes considerably less talkative.
