self-communing

noun

self-com·mun·ing ˌself-kə-ˈmyü-niŋ

plural self-communings

: the act or an instance of communicating intimately with oneself : communion with oneself

But for the most part, the characters are engaged in a sort of self-communing, a struggle to come to terms with conflicts and contradictions they sense within themselves.—

Barry Unsworth

And while [Yo-Yo] Ma produced undeniably beautiful playing in the final movement, the leisurely lingering and self-communing barely skirted self-indulgence.—

Lawrence Johnson

It was only after self-communings in the Arizona desert and deciding to write purely what interested him that he became truly himself and acquired a genuine following.—

Paul Driver

self-communing adjective

"This very day, remember" said he; and then added, in a low, self-communing voice, "Why should we live in this dismal house at all? …" —

Nathaniel Hawthorne

… played … without a trace of ostentation or exaggeration, but with the quiet, self-communing placing of chords, plucking of strings, and shaping of lines … —

Conrad Wilson

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of self-communing was in 1665

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“Self-communing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-communing. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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