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ventriloquism

noun

ven·​tril·​o·​quism ven-ˈtri-lə-ˌkwi-zəm How to pronounce ventriloquism (audio)
1
: the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker
2
: the expression of one's views and attitudes through another
especially : such expression by a writer through a fictional character or literary persona
ventriloquial adjective
ventriloquially adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For his birthday a few years ago, a friend bought Twista his first real ventriloquism puppet, named Groucho. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022 Cowell commended Muñoz on approaching ventriloquism in a fresh way. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 But the myriad other attractions in town — music, magic, ventriloquism, the tables and slots — could scatter visitors, something that didn’t occur in Tennessee. Barry Wilner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 The dances became her favorite part, so Sutherland chose that for her talent at the homecoming pageant, where other students sang opera or performed ventriloquism. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021 Cohen’s ventriloquism of Roth is a gambit one has to think the author would have admired. Joshua Cohen, Harper's Magazine, 1 Apr. 2021 The urn, the simulation, doesn’t actually speak about ‘beauty’ or ‘truth’ at all apart from the chameleon poet’s ventriloquism. Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021 The Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau forgave a loan a local ventriloquism museum had with the bureau for a rare ventriloquist collection the bureau paid $50,000 for in 1979, according to a press release from the bureau. Julia Fair, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2020 Over daily gatherings with parishioners on Zoom and 11 a.m. Sunday services on Facebook, Garland shares these stories, interweaving them with Scripture, hope and even a little ventriloquism. Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 16 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

ventriloqu(ist) + -ism

First Known Use

circa 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ventriloquism was circa 1797

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