1. To talk nonstop or to ramble on and on: Joe, the old man, kept garrulating about his latest fishing trip, giving no one else a chance at the table to talk.

When Melody garrulates, she is not concise and tends to monopolize conversations with others with foolish and tedious or boring statements.

2. Etymology: from Latin garriere, "to chatter, to talk".

Although this cartoon is in an adjective format, it still illustrates the meaning of this word entry.

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