monologizes
Talks without pause
Monologizes means to deliver a monologue—speaking at length without interruption or response from others.
The word often carries a note of criticism, suggesting someone who dominates conversation or holds forth without regard for listeners: He monologizes about his childhood whenever he drinks.
Also spelled monologises in British English.
Talk long-windedly, formally
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- sermonizeSpeak with moral authority
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
declaim · orate · expound · spiel · preach · address · proclaim · rhetoric
Dramatic speech to oneself
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- performanceCarrying out a task
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
audience · script · rehearsal · spotlight · thespian · character · act · curtain
Recounting events aloud
- recountNarrate or retally
- relateConnect or recount
- narrateTell a story aloud
- chronicleOrdered historical record
describe · detail · explain · expound · elaborate · ramble · digress · tangent
Speaking to oneself mentally
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- museThink deeply about
- reflectReturn light or thought
- ponderThink deeply about
contemplate · brood · philosophize · cogitate · meditate · think-aloud · verbalize · process
speechify
Talk long-windedly, formally
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- sermonizeSpeak with moral authority
harangue · declaim · orate · expound · spiel · preach · address · proclaim · rhetoric · eloquence
soliloquy
Dramatic speech to oneself
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- performanceCarrying out a task
drama · audience · script · rehearsal · spotlight · thespian · character · act · curtain · proscenium
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
chronicle · describe · detail · explain · expound · elaborate · ramble · digress · tangent · anecdote
self-talk
Speaking to oneself mentally
ponder · contemplate · brood · philosophize · cogitate · meditate · think-aloud · verbalize · process · journal