puppeteering

/ˌpʌpɪˈtɪrɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of puppeteer; to control or manipulate (a puppet or a person) as if pulling strings.
    • The director was puppeteering the actors' movements from offstage.
    • He is puppeteering a marionette in the school play.
    • She spent the afternoon puppeteering a dragon puppet for the kids.
noun
  1. The art or practice of controlling puppets, especially in performances.
    • The festival featured workshops on puppeteering for children and adults.
    • Puppeteering requires skill in both voice acting and hand coordination.
    • She studied puppeteering at a famous theater school in Prague.
  2. The act of secretly controlling or manipulating someone or something.
    • His puppeteering of the board members was exposed in the leaked emails.
    • Parents sometimes engage in puppeteering of their children's friendships.
    • The journalist accused the government of puppeteering the media.
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