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

/ səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz; səˈlɪləkwɪst /

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

To hear Ruckus soliloquize is to be a fly on the wall in a country club locker room.

From The Daily Beast

"Dear me," I soliloquize, while the contents of those bureau drawers are tossed here and there in the fever of my search.

From Project Gutenberg

He tried to soliloquize, to be facetious, to have his last grim laugh at life, but his lips made only incoherent sounds.

From Project Gutenberg

In speculation as in other things the Englishman trusts his inner man; his impulse is to soliloquize even in science.

From Project Gutenberg

Senators of the Right were allowed to soliloquize eloquently.

From Project Gutenberg

I was beginning to soliloquize, when a rude voice beside me interrupted.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chant
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• declaim
• deliver
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• mention
• perform
• recount
• reel off
• rehearse
• repeat
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• utter