1. a long speech by one person, especially in a play or movie
2. a long talk by one person that prevents others from speaking

1. to give a long speech or talk continuously

Examples

• The actor delivered a powerful monologue about loss and grief.
• Hamlet’s famous monologue begins with ‘To be or not to be.’
• She launched into a monologue about her vacation plans.
• His dinner party monologue left no room for others to speak.
• The comedian’s opening monologue had the audience laughing.
• Stop monologuing and let me tell you what happened.
• He tends to monologue when he gets nervous.