"soliloquize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: soliloquizes [present, singular, third-person], soliloquizing [participle, present], soliloquized [participle, past], soliloquized [past]
Etymology: From soliloquy + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soliloquy|ize}} soliloquy + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} soliloquize (third-person singular simple present soliloquizes, present participle soliloquizing, simple past and past participle soliloquized)
  1. (intransitive, drama) Of a character: to perform a soliloquy, to talk to oneself. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive Categories (topical): Drama, Talking Synonyms: soliloquise [UK] Related terms: monologize Translations (to perform a soliloquy): произнасям монолог (proiznasjam monolog) (Bulgarian), monologar (Catalan), ein Selbstgespräch führen (German), mit sich selber reden (German), monologisieren (German), μονολογώ (monologó) (Greek), kōrero whaiaroaro (Maori), soliloquiar (Portuguese), monologar (Portuguese) Translations (to talk to oneself): говоря си сам (govorja si sam) (Bulgarian), motatau (Maori)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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