soliloquize

especially British, so·lil·o·quise

[suh-lil-uh-kwahyz]

verb (used without object)

soliloquized, soliloquizing 

1. to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.

verb (used with object)

soliloquized, soliloquizing 

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

soliloquize

/ səˈlɪləkwɪst, səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz /

verb

1. (intr) to utter a soliloquy

Other Word Forms

• soliloquist noun
• soliloquizer noun
• soliloquizingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of soliloquize¹

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

Example Sentences

He called Newsom incompetent, trotted out more gobbledygook about raking forests and then soliloquized on the nature of personal relationships.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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Related Words

• chant 
• communicate 
• declaim 
• deliver 
• enumerate 
• explain 
• interpret 
• mention 
• perform 
• recount 
• reel off 
• rehearse 
• repeat 
• reply 
• speak 
• utter