monologed
Delivered solo speech
Monologed is the past tense of monologue used as a verb, meaning to deliver a lengthy speech without interruption or input from others.
Someone who monologed dominated a conversation or performance with extended solo talking.
She monologed for twenty minutes about her vacation while we just nodded along.
The spelling monologued is also common.
Dramatic speech to oneself
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- musingReflective contemplation
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
soul-searching · brooding · reverie · pondering · self-examination · stream-of-consciousness · self-questioning · philosophizing
Dramatic speech to oneself
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
spotlight · script · rehearsal · director · drama · playwright · curtain · proscenium
Formal public speech
- addressSpeak to formally
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
diatribe · tirade · rant · spiel · proclamation · pronouncement · declamation · peroration
Recounting events aloud
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- narratorOne who tells events
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
recounting · anecdote · chronicle · account · tale · yarn · rambling · digression
Showing strong feelings
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- intenseExtreme in degree
- powerfulHaving great strength
- movingEmotionally affecting
poignant · climactic · heart-wrenching · melodramatic · overwrought · impassioned · fervent · tearful
soliloquy
Dramatic speech to oneself
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- musingReflective contemplation
rumination · soul-searching · brooding · reverie · pondering · self-examination · stream-of-consciousness · self-questioning · philosophizing · self-talk
soliloquy
Dramatic speech to oneself
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- performanceCarrying out a task
audience · spotlight · script · rehearsal · director · drama · playwright · curtain · proscenium · monodrama
oration
Formal public speech
harangue · diatribe · tirade · rant · spiel · proclamation · pronouncement · declamation · peroration · homily
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- narratorOne who tells events
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
backstory · recounting · anecdote · chronicle · account · tale · yarn · rambling · digression · tangent
emotional
Showing strong feelings
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- intenseExtreme in degree
- powerfulHaving great strength
moving · poignant · climactic · heart-wrenching · melodramatic · overwrought · impassioned · fervent · tearful · anguished
monologedlistened
Perceived sound intentionally
kept quiet · held back · deferred · bit one's tongue · clammed up
- inner monologueUnspoken personal narration
- dramatic monologuePoem as character's speech
- internal monologueUnspoken self-directed thought
- opening monologueSolo introductory address
- late night monologueHost's solo comedy segment
- villain monologueAntagonist's expository speech
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