ventriloquism

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/vɛnˈtɹɪloʊˌkwɪzəm/

noun

The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.

Similar
biloquismventrilocutionventriloquy
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Meanings

nounventriloquism (countable and uncountable, plural ventriloquisms)

plural ventriloquisms

  1. countableuncountableThe art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.

    Synonyms: biloquism, ventrilocution

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.

Similar
biloquismventrilocution

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
ventriloquy
Broader
artartistryprowess
Also see
ventriloquy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ventriloquy + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 口技
  • 口技 (hau² gei⁶)art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Chinese Mandarin 口技, 腹語術 /腹语术
  • 口技 (kǒujì)art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • 腹語術 /腹语术 (fùyǔshù)art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Czech břichomluva
  • břichomluvaart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Danish bugtalerkunst, bugtaleri
  • bugtalerkunstart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • bugtaleriart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Dutch buikspreken, ventriloquisme
  • buiksprekenart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • ventriloquismeart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Finnish vatsastapuhuminen
  • vatsastapuhuminenart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
French ventriloquie
  • ventriloquieart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
German Bauchreden, Bauchredekunst
  • Bauchredenart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • Bauchredekunstart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • Bauchrednereiart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • Ventriloquismusart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Hungarian hasbeszélés
  • hasbeszélésart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Icelandic búktal
  • búktalart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Irish bolgchaint
  • bolgchaintart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Italian ventriloquio
  • ventriloquioart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Japanese 腹話術
  • 腹話術 (fukuwajutsu)art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Korean 복화술
  • 복화술 (bokhwasul)art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Norwegian Bokmål buktaling, buktale
  • buktalingart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • buktaleart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • buktalerkunstart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • buktaleriart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Polish brzuchomówstwo
  • brzuchomówstwoart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Portuguese ventriloquia, ventriloquismo
  • ventriloquiaart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • ventriloquismoart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Russian чревовеща́ние, вентроло́гия
  • чревовеща́ние (črevoveščánije)art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • вентроло́гия (ventrológija)art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Spanish ventriloquía, ventriloquia
  • ventriloquíaart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • ventriloquiaart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Swedish buktaleri
  • buktaleriart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Tagalog bentrilokiya
  • bentrilokiyaart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Turkish karından konuşma, vantrilokluk
  • karından konuşmaart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • vantriloklukart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
  • vantrilokizmart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Welsh tafleisiaeth
  • tafleisiaethart of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source
Cite this entry
APA

ventriloquism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriloquism

MLA

“ventriloquism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriloquism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventriloquism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriloquism.

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