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volubile

/ˈvɒljʊbaɪl/

volubile adjective: turning or whirling; winding.

Adjective

volubile (comparative more volubile, superlative most volubile)

  1. (archaic) Turning or whirling; winding.
    • […] or this less volubil earth,
      By shorter flight to th' east,
      had left him there
      Arraying with reflected purple and gold
      The clouds that on his western throne attend.1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Forms of volubile

comparativemore volubile
superlativemost volubile
alternative formvolubilate

Origin of volubile

From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“to roll”). Doublet of voluble.

Questions about volubile

What does volubile mean?
Volubile means turning or whirling; winding.
What part of speech is volubile?
Volubile is an adjective.
How do you pronounce volubile?
Volubile is pronounced /ˈvɒljʊbaɪl/.

Words near volubile in the dictionary

  1. voltzialean
  2. voltzialeans
  3. voltzine
  4. voltzite
  5. volubilate
  6. volubile
  7. Volubilis
  8. volubilities
  9. volubility
  10. volubiloside
  11. voluble

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