soliloquising
Talking to oneself
Soliloquising is speaking one's thoughts aloud, especially when alone or unaware of listeners.
The term comes from theater, where a soliloquy reveals a character's inner thoughts to the audience: Hamlet soliloquising on mortality.
Outside drama, it suggests talking to oneself or musing aloud without expecting response.
Also spelled soliloquizing.
Brief theatrical digression
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
spotlight · actor · actress · playwright · drama · tragedy · comedy · rehearsal
Examining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- musingReflective contemplation
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
self-examination · self-questioning · self-awareness · brooding · cogitation · meditation · self-analysis · self-discovery
Oral expression of language
- aloudIn spoken form
- voicingExpressing aloud
- articulatingExpressing clearly in speech
- verbalizingExpressing through speech
vocalizing · muttering · murmuring · talking · uttering · expressing · rambling · meandering
Without others present
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- privateRestricted to certain parties
unheard · withdrawal · reclusiveness · quietude · silence · emptiness · loneliness · apartness
aside
Brief theatrical digression
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
audience · spotlight · actor · actress · playwright · drama · tragedy · comedy · rehearsal · script
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- musingReflective contemplation
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
rumination · self-examination · self-questioning · self-awareness · brooding · cogitation · meditation · self-analysis · self-discovery · navel-gazing
speaking
Oral expression of language
- aloudIn spoken form
- voicingExpressing aloud
- articulatingExpressing clearly in speech
verbalizing · vocalizing · muttering · murmuring · talking · uttering · expressing · rambling · meandering · prattling
alone
Without others present
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
private · unheard · withdrawal · reclusiveness · quietude · silence · emptiness · loneliness · apartness · remoteness
soliloquisingdialoguing
Engaging in discussion
conversing · dialogue · discussing · debating · conversating
soliloquisingaddressing
Speaking to or handling
public speaking · orating · declaiming · broadcasting · communicating
monologue, eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, soliloquy, ventriloquist, soliloquize