ventriloquizing
/vɛnˈtrɪləkwaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- To speak in a way that makes the voice seem to come from somewhere else, especially from a puppet or dummy.
- She amazed the crowd by ventriloquizing while keeping her lips perfectly still.
- In the talent show, he started ventriloquizing, making his stuffed bear seem to argue with him.
- The performer spent hours practicing ventriloquizing so the audience would believe the puppet was talking.
- To speak or express ideas on behalf of someone else, often without giving them credit or making it seem like their own words.
- The manager was accused of ventriloquizing the team's concerns instead of letting them speak for themselves.
- In the debate, the candidate seemed to be ventriloquizing the party's talking points rather than sharing his own views.
- The author felt the translator was ventriloquizing her voice, changing the meaning of her original words.