soliloquize

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verb

Of a character: to perform a soliloquy, to talk to oneself.

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Meanings

verbsoliloquize (third-person singular simple present soliloquizes, present participle soliloquizing, simple past and past participle soliloquized)

present singular third person soliloquizes · participle present soliloquizing · participle past soliloquized · past soliloquized · alternative soliloquise

  1. intransitivebroadcastingOf a character: to perform a soliloquy, to talk to oneself.

    I rubbed my hands with delight over my happy notion, and soliloquised aloud, "What a joy there is in going about doing good actions."

    1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part III”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers and Co […], →OCLC, page 164
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    "Now, I am quite sure that our beautiful hostess has been making an assignation," soliloquised Charles, who, for want of something better to do, had been watching the various actions of the group in the principal chamber in the castle, […]

    1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 276

    Synonyms: monologuize

  2. intransitiveTo think to oneself.

    Far up in the mountains he heard a lion roar. How much safer one was, he soliloquized, in the haunts of wild beasts than in the haunts of men.

    1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Through the Valley of the Shadow”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 132

Synonyms & antonyms

verbOf a character: to perform a soliloquy, to talk to oneself.

Similar
monologuize

More synonyms by meaning

verbtalk to oneself

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monologuizemonologuisesoliloquise
Broader
talkspeak
Also see
monologuizesoliloquisesoliloquy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soliloquy + -ize.

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Translations

Bulgarian произнасям монолог, говоря си сам
  • произнасям монолог (proiznasjam monolog)to perform a soliloquy
  • говоря си сам (govorja si sam)to talk to oneself
Catalan monologar
  • monologarto perform a soliloquy
French soliloquer, soliloquer
  • soliloquerto perform a soliloquy
  • soliloquerto talk to oneself
German ein Selbstgespräch führen, mit sich selber reden
  • ein Selbstgespräch führento perform a soliloquy
  • mit sich selber redento perform a soliloquy
  • monologisierento perform a soliloquy
Greek μονολογώ
  • μονολογώ (monologó)to perform a soliloquy
Māori kōrero whaiaroaro, motatau
  • kōrero whaiaroaroto perform a soliloquy
  • motatauto talk to oneself
Portuguese soliloquiar, monologar
  • soliloquiarto perform a soliloquy
  • monologarto perform a soliloquy
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Chicago

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