soliloquize
verb (used without object)
to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
had been soliloquizing
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past perfect progressiveof soliloquize.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The young man suddenly perceived that he had been soliloquizing aloud, instead of keeping up the conversation; but the indifference exhibited by his companion dispelled every fear of having given him offence.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach
