I. noun
also mon·o·log ˈmän ə lˌȯg also - ə lˌäg sometimes ˈmōn ə lˌ-
( -s )
Etymology: French monologue, from mon- + -logue (as in dialogue ) — more at dialogue
1.
a. : a dramatic scene in which one person soliloquizes
such passages as the monologue at the beginning of the second scene — Manchester Guardian Weekly
b. : a dramatic sketch performed by one actor
2. : a literary composition written in the form of a sililoquy
early poems are the monologues of a young man very isolated … in his genius — Stephen Spender
3. : a long speech uttered by one person while in company with others
habit of lecturing his friends in monologue — H.S.Canby
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: monologize
at once took charge of the meeting and began to monologue — W.A.White