chatterbox
/ˈtʃæ.tə(ɹ)ˌbɒks/
TƩÆ · tə(ɹ)bɒks (2 syllables)
English
Noun Top 31,621
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Definition
One who chats or talks to excess.
Etymology
From chatter + box.
Example Sentences
- "[S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams' play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible."
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