1. speaking or appearing to speak without moving the lips, especially to make it seem as if the voice is coming from somewhere else
Usage: present participle of ventriloquize
2. speaking for another person or expressing their thoughts as if they were one’s own
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The performer was ventriloquizing so skillfully that the audience believed the dummy was actually talking.
• She practiced ventriloquizing by keeping her lips perfectly still while speaking.
• The politician was accused of ventriloquizing for special interest groups.
• He spent hours ventriloquizing with his puppet in front of the mirror.
• The critic argued that the author was ventriloquizing rather than giving characters authentic voices.
• Children were amazed watching the entertainer ventriloquizing with multiple puppets.