loquacity
111gabble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cackle; chatter, prattle, blab; gibber, gab (inf.), chin (sl.), jaw (sl.). See loquacity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jabber, chatter, rattle; see babble . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To talk… …
112glib — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. facile, fluent, voluble, insincere. See loquacity, facility, affectation. Ant., halting, considered. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. smooth, offhand, smooth talking, suave, unctuous, loquacious; see… …
113jaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mandible, jawbone. v. i. chatter, talk, jabber. See loquacity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The bones of the mouth] Syn. jawbone, muzzle, jowl, mandible, maxilla, chops; see also bone . 2. [A jawlike… …
114parrot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. polly, parakeet; prater, chatterbox; imitator, mimic. v. t. imitate, echo, mime, repeat, say by rote, prate. See imitation, loquacity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bird] Syn. parakeet, lovebird, cockatoo …
115patter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chatter, mumble, ramble, babble, jabber, mutter; tap, pitterpatter. n. dialect, cant, chatter, babble. See loquacity, sound. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tapping, patting, sound; see noise 2 . v. Syn.… …
116pontificate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. declaim, state; preach, orate, lecture. See loquacity, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. popedom, bishopric, the Vatican; see papacy . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [pawn… …
117prate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chatter, babble. See loquacity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prattle. See WORDS. 2. To talk… …
118prattle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chitchat, babbling, chatter. v. i. murmur, chatter, babble, jabber. See loquacity, speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. twaddle, drivel, chatter; see nonsense 1 . v. Syn. gush, jabber, chatter; see babble …
119ramble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. stroll, saunter, stray, rove, wander; digress, maunder. See travel, loquacity, deviation, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To saunter] Syn. stroll, pRomenade, roam, wander; see roam , walk 1 . 2 …
120shortness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of length Nouns 1. shortness, brevity, briefness, conciseness; shortening, abbreviation, abridgement, retrenchment, curtailment; compression, condensation, initialism, contraction; reduction,… …
