talkative
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A lively, talkative little girl, she spoke fluent Korean at the time, and her adoptive father recorded her on a cassette that then sat gathering dust for years.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
TJ Pidgeon, an 82-year-old woman with dementia in Newcastle, Wash., has become more talkative with her family since she began using Sunny in August.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
A previously talkative child, the boy has started sometimes speaking in a “minion language.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
"He was always very happy and talkative, the joker of the family and always loved to outsmart us with a smile."
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024
The people quickly went about their busy talkative business and, as the smoke and dust cleared, only Milo, Tock, and the Humbug noticed the Soundkeeper sitting disconsolately on a pile of rubble.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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