Defn: To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.
GARROTER
Gar*rot"er, n.
Defn: One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him.
GARRULITY
Gar*ru"li*ty, n. Etym: [L. garrulitas: cf. F. garrulité.]
Defn: Talkativeness; loquacity.
GARRULOUS
Gar"ru*lous, a. Etym: [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf.
Gr. Call.]
1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. The most garrulous people on earth. De Quincey.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; — said of birds; as, the garrulous roller.
Syn. — Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious. A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. — Gar"ru*lous*ly, adv. — Gar"ru*lous*ness, n.