soliloquize

[ suh-lil-uh-kwahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.

1. to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.

verb (used with object)

, so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing.

1. to utter in a soliloquy; say to oneself.

soliloquize

/ səˈlɪləkwɪst; səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz /

verb

1. intr to utter a soliloquy

Derived Forms

• soliloquist, noun

Other Words From

• so·lil·o·quist [s, uh, -, lil, -, uh, -kwist], so·lilo·quizer noun
• so·lilo·quizing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of soliloquize¹

First recorded in 1750–60; soliloqu(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

He shook his head as if I were lying or whining, then soliloquized about Carlson’s defense of traditional masculinity.

From Seattle Times

As Liddy soliloquizes, the camera backs out slowly to reveal his hand held over a flame, an apparent display of his willingness to endanger himself in service of the president.

From New York Times

At moments, he soliloquizes on topics such as beauty and metaphors.

From Los Angeles Times

To break up the monotony of the two-person chat screen, the actors sometimes stand farther away from the camera, and sometimes soliloquize in private messages to each other.

From New York Times

At the end, a Black man soliloquizes to an empty auditorium.

From New York Times

Related Words

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• communicate
• declaim
• deliver
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• mention
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• recount
• reel off
• rehearse
• repeat
• reply
• speak
• utter