The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ventriloquize — Ven*tril o*quize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ventriloquized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventriloquizing} .] To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ventriloquized — Ventriloquize Ven*tril o*quize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ventriloquized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventriloquizing} .] To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blackface — For other uses, see Blackface (disambiguation). This reproduction of a 1900 William H. West minstrel show poster, originally published by the Strobridge Litho Co., shows the transformation from white to black . Blackface is a form of theatrical… … Wikipedia
Ventriloquism — Ventriloquist redirects here. For the Batman villain, see Ventriloquist (comics). A ventriloquist entertaining children at the Pueblo, Colorado, Buell Children s Museum. Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a… … Wikipedia
ventriloquize — /ven tril euh kwuyz /, v.i., v.t., ventriloquized, ventriloquizing. to speak or sound in the manner of a ventriloquist. Also, esp. Brit., ventriloquise. [1835 45; VENTRILOQU(Y) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
ventriloquize — [ven tril′əkwīz΄] vi., vt. ventriloquized, ventriloquizing to utter (words or sounds) as a ventriloquist … English World dictionary
