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I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to get words out.
Nina Conti

Meaning of "ventriloquial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VENTRILOQUIAL

ventriloquial  [ˌvɛntrɪˈləʊkwɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VENTRILOQUIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ventriloquial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VENTRILOQUIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ventriloquial in the English dictionary

The definition of ventriloquial in the dictionary is of or relating to the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VENTRILOQUIAL


ariel
ˈɛərɪəl
colloquial
kəˈləʊkwɪəl
dial
ˈdaɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
equatorial
ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl
exequial
ɛkˈsiːkwɪəl
Gabriel
ˈɡeɪbrɪəl
ideal
aɪˈdɪəl
imperial
ɪmˈpɪərɪəl
industrial
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
Israel
ˈɪzreɪəl
material
məˈtɪərɪəl
memorial
mɪˈmɔːrɪəl
obloquial
ɒbˈləʊkwɪəl
obsequial
ɒbˈsiːkwɪəl
real
ˈrɪəl
royal
ˈrɔɪəl
serial
ˈsɪərɪəl
trial
ˈtraɪəl
tutorial
tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VENTRILOQUIAL

ventricose
ventricosity
ventricous
ventricular
ventricular fibrillation
ventricule
ventriculi
ventriculography
ventriculus
ventriloqual
ventriloquially
ventriloquise
ventriloquism
ventriloquist
ventriloquist´s dummy
ventriloquistic
ventriloquize
ventriloquous
ventriloquy
ventripotent

WORDS THAT END LIKE VENTRILOQUIAL

artificial
commercial
confidential
controversial
crucial
differential
especial
essential
facial
financial
initial
interracial
judicial
official
partial
potential
residential
social
special
substantial

Synonyms and antonyms of ventriloquial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ventriloquial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VENTRILOQUIAL

Find out the translation of ventriloquial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ventriloquial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ventriloquial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

术的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ventriloquial
570 millions of speakers

English

ventriloquial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ventriloquial
380 millions of speakers
ar

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ventriloquial
280 millions of speakers

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ventriloquial
278 millions of speakers

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ventriloquial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ventriloquial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ventriloque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ventriloquial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ventriloquial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ventriloquial
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ventriloquial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ventriloquial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ventriloquial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேறு இடத்தில் இருந்து குரல் வருவது போன்று பேசுகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवेशीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vantrilokluk ile ilgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ventriloquial
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ventriloquial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ventriloquial
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ventriloquial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ventriloquial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ventriloquial
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ventriloquial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ventriloquial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ventriloquial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VENTRILOQUIAL»

The term «ventriloquial» is used very little and occupies the 180.166 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VENTRILOQUIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ventriloquial

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QUOTES WITH «VENTRILOQUIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ventriloquial.
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Nina Conti
I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to get words out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VENTRILOQUIAL»

Discover the use of ventriloquial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ventriloquial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hercat's Ventriloquist and Ventriloquial Dialogues
Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Anon, 2009
2
Ventriloquism Made Easy
Chapter. 2. VENTRILOQUIAL. PUPPETRY. PUPPETS. AND. VENTRILOQUIAL. FIGURES. While you read this book you should have a puppet or ventri- loquial figure to practice with. Don't get a cheap practice figure. Buy a good figure, whose  ...
Paul Stadelman, Bruce Fife, 2003
3
The Songs Sung by Frederic Maccabe, in His Musical, ...
a _r l PART II. Consisting of rapid changes of full-length costume in the Impersonations of Comic Characters, such as we read of, but seldom see— except upon the stage. THE RAILWAY PORTER, Introducing a new descriptive Song, with Bell, ...
‎1867
4
Gender and Ventriloquism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian ...
The respective roles of ventriloquist and dummy shift and blur as the desire of Jack Walser and Simon Jordan to 'script' their female subjects is thwarted by Fevvers' and Grace Mark's ventriloquial strategies to produce voice. The potential  ...
Helen Davies, 2012
5
Divine Ventriloquism in Medieval English Literature: Power, ...
The fart, however, is itself belly-speech, and as such resembles the ventriloquial speech that Jeremiah condemns. Its double meaning as both the divinely endorsed “fruyt” and ventriloquial speech reveals how the fart parodies as well as  ...
Mary Hayes, 2011
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How to Become a Ventriloquist
Humor, of course, is the most important quality of successful dialogue for any type of ventriloquial entertainment. This humor must accord with the character and personality of the dummy. Don't try to force your comedy. Make it natural and ...
Edgar Bergen, 2000
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White Women in Racialized Spaces: Imaginative Transformation ...
Firstly, the dissociated voice of ventriloquial fantasy mediates between the body and language, which is to say also between the body and cul- ture. The variability of the voice's origin, whether magically detached from the body, or erupting from  ...
Samina Najmi, Rajini Srikanth, 2012
8
Articulate Objects: Voice, Sculpture and Performance
The Ventriloquial Metaphor Ventriloquism is the most obvious and most literal practice for the kind of close relationship between sculpture, sculptor, voice and audience that I am describing. It is additionally apt because the production of ...
Aura Satz, Jon Wood, 2009
9
Theater of the Mind: Imagination, Aesthetics, and American ...
not the Shadow at all, but the Blue Coal Company sponsoring The Shadow in order to promote the sale of Pennsylvania anthracite.16 On the other hand, there is also an explanation for the ventriloquial quality of radio plays that has nothing to ...
Neil Verma, 2012
10
Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-Liberal State ...
For the ventriloquial effect to be politically useful requires using a stereotyped image of the Indian that can be easily recognized and not signal contradictions. Regarding indigenous medical organizations, the ventriloquial activity requires the ...
Edward F. Fischer, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VENTRILOQUIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ventriloquial is used in the context of the following news items.
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EL Doctorow dies at 84; 'Ragtime' author turned history into myth
E.L. Doctorow, novelist. "Every book has its own voice," Doctorow told The Times in 2006. "I think there's a kind of ventriloquial thing that goes on when I write. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Merrion Square transformed into circus for City Spectacular
One of the first performers of the day was Jack Wise, a self-proclaimed sword-swallowing ventriloquial magician. The 41-year-old from Sandymount said that he ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Lilting thrushes thrive in woodland forests
The two parts harmonize with each other to produce a haunting, ventriloquial sound.” The wood thrush is a distinctly North American songbird, about the same ... «Tallahassee.com, Jun 15»
4
Meme Girls' fabulous monsters spawned in YouTube confessional
Meme Girls pays homage to these self-styled celebrities through a hyper-camp melange of drag, cabaret and ventriloquial performance. Director Stephen ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
5
Tara Feis brings family-friendly Irish music, culture & dance
... marionettes, and ventriloquial figures), Savannah's favorite magician Magic Mark Dunston, and Irish step dancing. Let the kids get creative at the craft station, ... «Connect Savannah.com, Mar 15»
6
It's Jeff Dunham and Terry Fator in voice-throwing throwdown on the …
That yearning to speak and sing as someone else was further illuminated when he watched another person similarly passionate about the ventriloquial arts. «Las Vegas Sun, Dec 14»
7
For This Piano Man, Two Are Better Than One
The pianist plays the console, which activates the two pianos, to sometimes startling, ventriloquial effect, as when pressing a single key sounds an entire chord. «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
8
Wanlu hosts 'Usapang Bata' on 'Good Morning, Kuya'
Wanlu credits Ferdie Aguas and John Eric Deocampo, who help him turn a serious topic into a funny yet informative ventriloquial act. GMK airs Mondays to ... «Tempo, Mar 14»
9
Letter From the Archive: HG Wells's “Answer to Prayer”
A public, Gibbs wrote, “that unhesitatingly accepts a ventriloquial act without wanting to see that there really is a dummy can accept practically anything, ... «New Yorker, Nov 13»
10
New Bird Species Acts like a Ventriloquist
Their song is extremely high in pitch, and ventriloquial - it's almost impossible to locate the source of the sound in the forest - they always sound like they are far ... «Nature World News, Sep 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ventriloquial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ventriloquial>. Apr 2024 ».
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