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How to pronounce ventriloquism in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ventriloquy
Type of art, artistry, prowess
Derivation ventriloquist

Examples of ventriloquism

ventriloquism
It is presumably thinking of the arts of ventriloquism and the three-card trick.
From the nzherald.co.nz
His magic act expanded with comedy, juggling, ventriloquism and balloon twisting.
From the al.com
I think all I do is comedy, and I happen to be bringing it through ventriloquism.
From the post-gazette.com
Part of his act was a comedy ventriloquism act, where the dummy would fall apart.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Vent Haven Museum, in Fort Mitchell, Ky., is dedicated to the art of ventriloquism.
From the nytimes.com
Indeed, Ant's puppet of Dec in the ventriloquism challenge came with its own sling.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's an act of literary ventriloquism that illuminates the oral and folk tradition.
From the guardian.co.uk
Before Bergen took it to new heights, ventriloquism was a staple of vaudeville shows.
From the latimes.com
There may be something in that, but it misses the real potential of his ventriloquism.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • The art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
  • (ventriloquist) a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
  • (The Ventriloquist (album)) The Ventriloquist is an album by Ruby Throat, a musical act consisting of Katiejane Garside (frontwoman of Queen Adreena) and Chris Whittingham. It was released on 8 November 2007 on a limited run of only 500 copies. ...
  • (Ventriloquist(comics)) The Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker) is a fictional character, a supervillain and enemy of Batman in the . The Ventriloquist first appears in Detective Comics #583 (February 1988) and was created by Alan Grant, John Wagner and Norm Breyfogle. ...
  • (Ventriloquist) (1927) (short subject listed in BFI Database)
  • (Ventriloquist) To dream of a ventriloquist, denotes that some treasonable affair is going to prove detrimental to your interest. If you think yourself one, you will not conduct yourself honorably towards people who trust you. ...