monologue

About 1.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
2. noun A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
3. noun A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
4. verb To speak in or deliver a monologue.

Similar words

soliloquy talk lecture oration address speech tirade homily spiel sermon

Often followed by

of in is and on by that to about

Word family

monolog monologist monologists monologs monologues monologuist monologuists