Ventriloquy

  • 21ventriloquism — n. Ventriloquy …

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  • 22ventriloquism — /vɛnˈtrɪləkwɪzəm / (say ven triluhkwizuhm) noun the art or practice of speaking or of uttering sounds with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice appears to come not from the speaker but from some other source, as a dummy.… …

  • 23ventriloquial — ventriloquist ► NOUN ▪ an entertainer who makes their voice seem to come from a dummy of a person or animal. DERIVATIVES ventriloquial adjective ventriloquism noun ventriloquy noun. ORIGIN from Latin venter belly + loqui speak …

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  • 24ventriloquism — ventriloquist ► NOUN ▪ an entertainer who makes their voice seem to come from a dummy of a person or animal. DERIVATIVES ventriloquial adjective ventriloquism noun ventriloquy noun. ORIGIN from Latin venter belly + loqui speak …

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  • 25ventriloquist — ► NOUN ▪ an entertainer who makes their voice seem to come from a dummy of a person or animal. DERIVATIVES ventriloquial adjective ventriloquism noun ventriloquy noun. ORIGIN from Latin venter belly + loqui speak …

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  • 26ventriloquism — [ven tril′əkwēven tril′ə kwiz΄əm] n. [< L ventriloquus, lit., one who speaks from the belly < venter, belly (see VENTRAL) + loqui, to speak + ISM] the art or practice of speaking so that the voice seems to come from some source other than… …

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  • 27artistry — noun a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation (Freq. 1) the art of conversation it s quite an art • Syn: ↑art, ↑prowess • Derivationally related forms: ↑artist ( …

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  • 28somniloquy — noun uttering speech while asleep • Syn: ↑sleep talking, ↑somniloquism • Derivationally related forms: ↑somniloquist (for: ↑somniloquism), ↑somniloquist …

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  • 29ventriloquist — noun a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy • Derivationally related forms: ↑ventriloquy, ↑ventriloquism • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist …

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  • 30ventriloquize —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkwīz verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: ventriloquy + ize intransitive verb : to use ventriloquism transitive verb : to utter (as a speech or opinion) in the manner of a ventriloquist …

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