Vŏl'ū-ble, a.

(vŏl'yū-bl), a. [Fr. & Sp. voluble, It. volubile, Lat. volubilis, from volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn round.]

1. Easily rolling or turning; rotating; easily set in motion; apt to roll; as, voluble particles of matter. “This less voluble earth.” Milton.
2. Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; fluent; nimble in speaking; as, a flippant, voluble tongue. “Cassio, a knave very voluble.” Shak.
3. (Bot.) Having the power of turning; as, the voluble stem of hop-plants. Gray.