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volubly

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vol·u·ble  (vly-bl)
adj.
1. Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent.
2.
a. Turning easily on an axis; rotating.
b. Botany Twining or twisting: a voluble vine.
[Middle English, moving easily, from Old French, from Latin volbilis, revolving, fluent, from volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
volu·bili·ty, volu·ble·ness n.
volu·bly adv.
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Adv.1.volublyvolubly - in a chatty manner; "`when I was a girl,' she said chattily, `I used to ride a bicycle'"
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And they walked off together, Passepartout chatting volubly as they went along.
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