ventriloquialadj.

Brit.

/ˌvɛntrᵻˈləʊkwɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌvɛntrəˈloʊkwiəl/

Etymology: < ventriloquy n. + -al suffix¹.

1. Of sounds: Such as are produced by ventriloquism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > speaking or appearing to speak from the abdomen > uttered as if from the abdomen

ventriloquous1768

ventriloque1826

ventriloquial1836

ventriloquistic1853

ventriloqual1864

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 172 The symphony..was soon afterwards followed by a faint kind of ventriloquial chirping.

a1845 T. Hood Ode W. Kitchener viii Potent to hush all ventriloquial snarling.

1879 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima & Brit. Guiana xiii. 152 It was very delightful to hear one of them pouring forth his rich and ventriloquial notes.

2. Of or belonging to, consisting of, ventriloquism.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [adjective] > relating to ventriloquism

ventriloquial1818

1818 in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1838) II. 452 So well did he by his ventriloquial power imitate the voice of a child, without any movement of the natural organs of speech.

1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xl. 79 ‘A bad one’..growled Mr. Grimwig, speaking by some ventriloquial power, without moving a muscle of his face.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Oct. 11 His ventriloquial entertainment is..a clever piece of vocal imitation.

1875 F. Marryat Open Sesame I. x. 146 Expecting to receive another proof of her ventriloquial skill.

Derivatives

ventriˈloquially adv.

ΚΠ

1893 R. Ganthony Pract. Ventriloquism 27 Should Ventriloquial practice make your throat ache,..do not use it ventriloquially for a time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ventriloquial
释义	ventriloquialadj. Brit. /ˌvɛntrᵻˈləʊkwɪəl/, U.S. /ˌvɛntrəˈloʊkwiəl/ Etymology: < ventriloquy n. + -al suffix¹. 1. Of sounds: Such as are produced by ventriloquism. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > speaking or appearing to speak from the abdomen > uttered as if from the abdomen ventriloquous1768 ventriloque1826 ventriloquial1836 ventriloquistic1853 ventriloqual1864 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 172 The symphony..was soon afterwards followed by a faint kind of ventriloquial chirping. a1845 T. Hood Ode W. Kitchener viii Potent to hush all ventriloquial snarling. 1879 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima & Brit. Guiana xiii. 152 It was very delightful to hear one of them pouring forth his rich and ventriloquial notes. 2. Of or belonging to, consisting of, ventriloquism. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [adjective] > relating to ventriloquism ventriloquial1818 1818 in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1838) II. 452 So well did he by his ventriloquial power imitate the voice of a child, without any movement of the natural organs of speech. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xl. 79 ‘A bad one’..growled Mr. Grimwig, speaking by some ventriloquial power, without moving a muscle of his face. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Oct. 11 His ventriloquial entertainment is..a clever piece of vocal imitation. 1875 F. Marryat Open Sesame I. x. 146 Expecting to receive another proof of her ventriloquial skill. Derivatives ventriˈloquially adv. ΚΠ 1893 R. Ganthony Pract. Ventriloquism 27 Should Ventriloquial practice make your throat ache,..do not use it ventriloquially for a time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1818
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