"volubile" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɒljʊbaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-volubile.wav Forms: more volubile [comparative], most volubile [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“I roll”). Doublet of voluble. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|volubile}} Middle French volubile, {{uder|en|la|volūbilis||rolling}} Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), {{doublet|en|voluble}} Doublet of voluble Head templates: {{en-adj}} volubile (comparative more volubile, superlative most volubile)
  1. (archaic, chiefly botany) Turning or whirling; winding. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: volubilate
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