Crossword clues for ventriloquism
ventriloquism
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ventriloquism \Ven*tril"o*quism\, n. [See Ventriloquous.] The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar, etc.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1773, in the modern sense, from ventriloquy + -ism.
Wiktionary
n. The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.
WordNet
n. the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) [syn: ventriloquy]
Wikipedia
Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) changes his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered "dummy". The act of ventriloquism is ventriloquizing, and the ability to do so is commonly called in English the ability to "throw" one's voice.
Usage examples of "ventriloquism".
I got to the Ball just as the juggling and the ventriloquism were over--it must be a delightful Court to live in--and there was SUCH a sensation as I appeared.
Much might be done by ventriloquism and magic lanterns--as the sailor had assured them--but of the magic lantern they saw no sign, and, in any event, neither magic lantern nor ventriloquism could write a name on paper.
Then he froze -- for the voices sounded from above, and the speakers, unless Duffy was the victim of some kind of ventriloquism, were moving across the sky.
And he actually thumbed his nose at us by walking straight up to the room with a little petty ventriloquism and an unlatched door!
Young Monitors often play this sort of game, a sort of mental ventriloquism, before they mature and are trained.
Doc obviously was using ventriloquism, making his voice sound far away.
What is not generally known to the public is that ventriloquism is common among uncivilized tribes of modern times, the African Zulus being experts, as are the Eskimos.
They were not intellectual giants, but his exhibitions of fire and ventriloquism had gripped them as by a spell.
Monk had a gag where he used ventriloquism, and he had taught Habeas tricks to go with the routine.
Therefore, I retain the privi-lege of instructing you, dimbulb, and—" "You taking up ventriloquism, John?
Others suggested that the two older boys, John Junior and Drewry, had learned "magic arts" such as ventriloquism during their journeys to New Orleans, and had helped their little sister deceive the rest of the family.