monologise
Speak without interruption
To monologise is to deliver a monologue—a long speech by one person, often without inviting response.
The word suggests someone holding forth at length while others listen (or pretend to): He monologised for twenty minutes about his golf game.
British spelling; Americans write monologize.
Educational spoken presentation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- orationFormal public speech
address · homily · tirade · pontificate · preach · rant · spiel · speechify
Carrying out a task
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- theaterVenue for live drama
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
spotlight · emote · expression · drama · scene · act · prologue · epilogue
Control through superior strength
- interruptBreak in upon
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- verboseMore words than necessary
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
prattle · blather · drone · ramble · gabble · jabber · waffle · digress
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- musingReflective contemplation
brooding · self-examination · self-analysis · soul-searching · cogitation · self-reflection · philosophical · thoughtful
lecture
Educational spoken presentation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
oration · address · homily · tirade · pontificate · preach · rant · spiel · speechify · expound
performance
Carrying out a task
audience · spotlight · emote · expression · drama · scene · act · prologue · epilogue · monodrama
dominate
Control through superior strength
long-winded · prattle · blather · drone · ramble · gabble · jabber · waffle · digress · monopolize
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
musing · brooding · self-examination · self-analysis · soul-searching · cogitation · self-reflection · philosophical · thoughtful · meditative
monologiselisten
Perceive sound attentively
hear out · be silent · hold one's tongue · attend · pay attention