ventriloquism

pronunciation

How to pronounce ventriloquism in British English: UK [venˈtrɪləkwɪzəm]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)

Word Origin

ventriloquism (n.)
1773, in the modern sense, from ventriloquy + -ism.

Example

1. He is lost in a kind of mental ventriloquism , calling up his emotions and studying them .

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