soliloquize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- soliloquist noun
- soliloquizer noun
- soliloquizingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of soliloquize
First recorded in 1750–60; soliloqu(y) + -ize
Example Sentences
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He shook his head as if I were lying or whining, then soliloquized about Carlson’s defense of traditional masculinity.
From Seattle 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
He awakens underground, unaware he died, and wonders — nay, soliloquizes! — how he slept so long he lost his memory, until a passing canine digs him up.
From New York Times
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