Pronunciation: ['gæ-rê-lês]
Definition: Given to vast, enormous, overwhelming amounts of annoying chatter; going on forever and saying nothing and, I guess you could say that if it's annoying and about nothing, then it's pretty trivial, too, what, did I forget to say? Well, annoying and trivial talking, way off point, like, know what I mean?
Usage: This word has many near synonyms: talkative (tending to talk a lot), loquacious ("talkative" with a Latin stem), prolix (wordy in speaking or writing), voluble (characterized by rapid speech), glib (speaking or writing with ease, perhaps superficially), verbose (wordy, implying dullness).
Suggested Usage: Did you ever hear a rambling speech that wandered way off course? "The speech was so garrulous it went over everyone's head." The noun is "garrulity." "His garrulity leads him to frequently misspeak himself."
Etymology: From Latin garrulus (garr-ire "to chatter"). Probably from PIE *gar- whence also Sanskrit gir "speech," Greek gêrus "voice," Germanic girren "to coo," and English call.
–Dr. Language, YourDictionary.comSound like anyone we know. There is a lady at work who goes on and on and on.......Says a lot but says nothing. And gets on my nerves.....SENSORY OVERLOAD.
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