verbal diarrhea
Unstoppable word flood
Verbal diarrhea is excessive, uncontrolled talking—the inability to stop words from pouring out.
The crude metaphor suggests speech as involuntary discharge: Once he started on politics, it was pure verbal diarrhea.
Often implies the speaker is saying things better left unsaid, or simply won't shut up.
Long-winded and unfocused
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- verboseMore words than necessary
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
prolix · garrulous · loquacious · voluble · talkative · chatty · gabby · windbag
Revealing too much personally
- TMIExcessive personal disclosure
- blurtingImpulsive verbal outburst
- foot-in-mouthEmbarrassing verbal misstep
- no filterWithout screening or softening
uncensored · unrestrained · uninhibited · tactless · indiscreet · inappropriate · loose-lipped · spilling
Incoherent speech
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- muddledIn a confused state
disjointed · rambling · scattered · meandering · confused · incomprehensible · unintelligible · scrambled
Causing boredom or annoyance
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- tediousBoring through length
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- insufferableImpossible to put up with
overbearing · droning · relentless · incessant · endless · interminable · never-ending · tune out
rambling
Long-winded and unfocused
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- verboseMore words than necessary
wordy · prolix · garrulous · loquacious · voluble · talkative · chatty · gabby · windbag · jabbering
oversharing
Revealing too much personally
- TMIExcessive personal disclosure
- blurtingImpulsive verbal outburst
- foot-in-mouthEmbarrassing verbal misstep
no filter · uncensored · unrestrained · uninhibited · tactless · indiscreet · inappropriate · loose-lipped · spilling · word vomit
babble
Incoherent speech
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
muddled · disjointed · rambling · scattered · meandering · confused · incomprehensible · unintelligible · scrambled · disconnected
tiresome
Causing boredom or annoyance
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- tediousBoring through length
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
insufferable · overbearing · droning · relentless · incessant · endless · interminable · never-ending · tune out · won't shut up
- gibberishgibberish, nonsense, babble, babbling, drivel
- talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
- excessive talkingchatter, chattering, babbling, blather, prattle
- expressions for speaking rashlyfoot in mouth, speak too soon, blurt out, speak out of turn, let slip
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
verbal diarrheasilence
Total lack of sound
taciturnity · reticence · muteness · quiet · speechlessness
verbal diarrheaself-censorship
Restraining one's own expression
discretion · measured speech · guarded · circumspect · diplomatic
verbal diarrheabrevity
Shortness of expression
conciseness · succinctness · terseness · pithiness · economy of words
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