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plural monologues
(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters. examples
(comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment. examples
A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation. examples
third-person singular simple present monologues, present participle monologuing, simple past and past participle monologued
To deliver a monologue. quotations examples
Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them.
1989, Oliver Sacks, Seeing Voices