"like the sound of one's own voice" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-like the sound of one's own voice.ogg [Australia] Forms: likes the sound of one's own voice [present, singular, third-person], liking the sound of one's own voice [participle, present], liked the sound of one's own voice [participle, past], liked the sound of one's own voice [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} like the sound of one's own voice (third-person singular simple present likes the sound of one's own voice, present participle liking the sound of one's own voice, simple past and past participle liked the sound of one's own voice)
  1. (idiomatic, usually derogatory) To talk a lot. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, usually Translations (to like talking in monologue): sich gern reden hören (selbst) (German)
    Sense id: en-like_the_sound_of_one's_own_voice-en-verb-e42dPgk0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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