monolog
/ˈmɑnəlɔɡ/
verb
- To deliver a long speech, especially in a theatrical or self-absorbed way.
- She tends to monolog when she gets nervous, forgetting to ask others questions.
- He monologued for twenty minutes about his childhood.
- The actor monologs directly to the audience in the opening scene.
noun
- A long speech by one person, especially in a play, movie, or performance.
- The actor delivered a powerful monolog about loss and hope.
- She practiced her monolog for the audition every day for a week.
- In the play, the main character has a five-minute monolog at the end of Act One.
- A long period of talking by one person, especially when others cannot get a word in.
- The meeting turned into a monolog by the manager, with no time for questions.
- I couldn't get a word in during her monolog about the new movie.
- At dinner, Uncle Bob went into a monolog about his fishing trip that lasted an hour.
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