(n.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) In these experiments, the ventriloquism effect was observed for conditions in which the subject turned his eyes 30 degrees to watch a speaker on a TV monitor.
(2) The findings are discussed in connection with the 'visual capture' or 'ventriloquism' effect.
(3) The "ventriloquism effect" refers to the perception of speech sounds as coming from a direction other than their true direction, due to the influence of visual stimuli from an apparent speaker.
(4) It was found that (1) the ventriloquism effect could be obtained for (hidden) auditory sources 20-30 degrees from the position of the TV speaker; (2) a strong ventriloquism effect could be obtained for an auditory stimulus at an angel of 150 degrees right of the subject's straight ahead when the TV source (toward which the subject's gaze was directed) was at 30 degrees right of straight ahead.
(5) Born to working-class parents in Newark who moved in the late 1960s to the suburb of Livingston, Christie's appeal is also rooted in something harder to put one's finger on, what Benjamin Wallace-Wells calls the "precision of his cultural ventriloquism".
(6) Edugyan's ventriloquism is compelling, personal and authentic, her story deeply researched.
Ventriloquist
Definition:
(n.) One who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism.
Example Sentences:
(1) Romney should totally come out with a ventriloquist's puppet called Mr Mittens and channel all answers through him.
(2) Compered by the ventriloquist and standup comedian, it is billed as a mix of cabaret, burlesque, magic, musical comedy and circus performance.
(3) Ofcom also cleared a second canine act, which featured French ventriloquist Marc Metral and “talking” dog Wendy, following complaints about the welfare of the animal.
(4) "It's like Bob Dylan's never-ending tour," I suggest, though arguably Dylan might balk at sharing a bill with ventriloquist Roger De Courcey at Aylesbury rugby club, the scene of one of Farage's livelier recent outings.
(5) The rhetoric was so mechanical one wonders if Rubio took a drink just to prove he wasn't the one actually speaking – a twist on the ventriloquist stunt, but this time, as an intentional fail.
(6) So it is easy for Farage to play the underdog, the ventriloquist of pub wisdom, the ordinary bloke.
(7) Bradley also criticises the "ventriloquist" student experiences, found in many prospectuses.
(8) He was also the co-creator of the supernatural portmanteau film Dead of Night , to which he contributed the much-imitated yarn about the tormented ventriloquist (Michael Redgrave) and his demonic doll.
(9) But it was the welfare of an animal which prompted some viewers’ concerns after the first episode, when Wendy the Dog appeared to mime on stage, accompanied by French ventriloquist Marc Metral.
(10) Personally speaking (to distinguish myself from a ventriloquist’s dummy), I prefer personal friends to the impersonal variety and personal belongings to the kind that don’t belong to me.
(11) So I see Mel’s mouth move like a ventriloquist’s dummy and it makes me lose my legs laughing.