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ventriloquism
[ ven-tril-uh-kwiz-uhm ]
noun
- the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
ventriloquism
/ ˌvɛntrɪˈləʊkwɪəl; vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm; vɛnˈtrɪləkwəl /
noun
- the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source
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Derived Forms
- venˈtriloquist, noun
- ventriloquial, adjective
- venˌtriloˈquistic, adjective
- ˌventriˈloquially, adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ventriloquism1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ventriloquism1
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Example Sentences
It was like watching an Arab singer perform ventriloquism with the body of a blonde American.
And now, a few months later, here I am, attempting the posthumous ventriloquism.
And if I'm not actually alive, Kurt could bring my urnful of ashes and do ventriloquism.
We now proceed to the consideration of a very remarkable acquirement of man, called Ventriloquism.
Very rarely can you find a mocking-bird without intelligence and mischief enough to appreciate his ventriloquism.
Although always a delightful form of entertainment, Ventriloquism is to most of us more or less of a mystery.
Ventriloquism and Conjuring always go together, and I'll be bound he's underneath the table now!
They were, apparently, determined to settle the question of ventriloquism beyond any future doubt.
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