# ventriloquism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #93,294

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

## Etymology
ventriloquy + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ventriloquism