soliloquy
an utterance or discourse spoken to oneself, without regard for whether any other hearers are present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.”
the act of talking while or as if alone.
Origin of soliloquy
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How to use soliloquy in a sentence
Who knew that along with all those beeps and whirrs, R2D2 was capable of such soliloquies?
While the ghost of default stalks the battlements, he dithers and spouts soliloquies.
To Be or Not To Be…A Loser: Boehner’s Hamlet Moment | Joe McLean | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was trying to sell the case for military action with the testimonial equivalent of Falstaffian soliloquies.
Then, taking up the play, he begins to prepare his extra lines, and with this closes the most passionate of all soliloquies.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryAt this point Mr. Hawker's soliloquies were interrupted by footsteps just outside the room.
In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray Graydon
This and much more of the same kind was uttered in soliloquies, but need not be repeated at length to the reader.
Mr. Scarborough's Family | Anthony TrollopeThere was no necessity for you to make all those long soliloquies, Whipster.
Voces Populi | F. AnsteyThe women were the most silent,—pale and silent; the men uttered low exclamations or soliloquies, or talked together.
The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for soliloquy
/ (səˈlɪləkwɪ) /
the act of speaking alone or to oneself, esp as a theatrical device
a speech in a play that is spoken in soliloquy: Hamlet's first soliloquy
Origin of soliloquy
1usage For soliloquy
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