ventriloquism
/ven'triləkwizm/ Cách viết khác : (ventriloquy) /ven'triləkwi/
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Definition
Noun: - The art or practice of speaking without moving one's lips, making the voice appear to come from elsewhere: Ventriloquism is a performance skill in which a person (a ventriloquist) projects their voice so that it seems to originate from a different source, such as a puppet or dummy.
Usage
Ventriloquism is used as an uncountable noun to describe the performance art itself. - He studied ventriloquism for years to perfect his act. - The comedy show featured an impressive display of ventriloquism.
Advanced Usage
- "To practice ventriloquism": To train in or perform this skill.
- She began to practice ventriloquism as a child.
- "An act of ventriloquism": A specific performance using this skill.
- The highlight of the evening was his clever act of ventriloquism.
Variants and Related Words
- Ventriloquist (noun): A performer who practices ventriloquism.
- The ventriloquist and his dummy entertained the crowd.
- Ventriloquial (adjective): Pertaining to ventriloquism or a ventriloquist.
- He used ventriloquial techniques to create the illusion.
- Ventriloquize (verb, rare): To perform or speak using ventriloquism.
- The performer could ventriloquize multiple characters at once.
Synonyms
- Voice throwing: An informal term describing the same skill.
- Distant voice: An archaic term related to the concept.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To be a ventriloquist's dummy: To be perceived as someone who merely repeats the words or ideas of another person without independent thought.
- The senator was accused of being nothing more than a ventriloquist's dummy for the lobbyists.
Noun
- the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)