soliloquizing

Definition of soliloquizingnext
present participle of soliloquize
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Verb
  • But even speaking to a friendly interviewer, Kerr sounds like a guy backing off.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Beinart apologized to his left-wing critics for speaking in Tel Aviv.
    Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hansard found himself in Dublin City, hanging out with writers like Seamus Heaney, directors like Jim Sheridan, and listening to Paul Meehan reciting poetry in a basement.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The project has gained attention far beyond the synagogue’s walls, and elicited a range of mourning practices that go beyond reciting the traditional prayer.
    Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • At Yale, where Garber began her career, Jacques Derrida was a frequent visitor, and Paul de Man might be found down the corridor solemnly lecturing on Nietzsche.
    Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • How do teachers carry on teaching, lecturing, checking homework and having students prepare for assessments, and how do students enjoy the pleasures that extracurricular activities bring?
    Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While American pundits wrote haranguing op-eds warning that the breaking of diplomatic precedent would prompt China to escalate war, ordinary people in Taiwan celebrated.
    Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
  • After haranguing the receptionist, he was eventually granted a 15-minute audience with Fujita, who advised his teenage devotee to focus on future technologies like computers.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.
    Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My issue is that over the years, my massage therapist has started talking to me more and more during the massage session and occasionally talks to me the entire session.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • To improve your sleep, the organization suggests minimizing disruptions before bed (yes, including screens) and talking to your doctor to solve any potential issues like sleep apnea.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Soliloquizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquizing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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