Antonyms for soliloquizing


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : suh-lil-uh-kwahyz
Phonetic Transcription : səˈlɪl əˌkwaɪz


Definition of soliloquizing

Origin :
  • 1759, from soliloquy + -ize. Related: Soliloquized; soliloquizing.
  • As in recitation : noun reading to audience
  • As in recite : verb read out loud; narrate
  • As in talk : verb produce words; inform
Example sentences :
  • “I shall refuse to serve,” said Richling, soliloquizing aloud.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • "I—I—never thought you were like that," she said, almost as if soliloquizing.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • He seemed in a deep reverie, and to be soliloquizing to himself by music.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • She seemed to be soliloquizing, rather than addressing the stranger on her doorstep.
  • Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
  • Might it not be that she was merely talking to herself,—soliloquizing?
  • Extract from : « The Curved Blades » by Carolyn Wells
  • He was speaking straight out in front of him as if he were soliloquizing.
  • Extract from : « The Little Warrior » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • A knock at the door put an end to his soliloquizing, and he was relieved to hear it.
  • Extract from : « Toppleton's Client » by John Kendrick Bangs
  • It is so; but there is nothing absurd in the idea of such a mode of soliloquizing.
  • Extract from : « English Critical Essays » by Various
  • "You may, if you are fond of soliloquizing," she said, turning away as he rose.
  • Extract from : « An Unsocial Socialist » by George Bernard Shaw
  • On one occasion while soliloquizing thus he called her "Sue" unconsciously.
  • Extract from : « Jude the Obscure » by Thomas Hardy

Synonyms for soliloquizing

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