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puppeteering

puppeteering noun: the art or trade of a puppeteer.

Noun

puppeteering (uncountable)

  1. The art or trade of a puppeteer.
  2. The manipulation of a person, event etc.

Origin of puppeteering

From puppeteer + -ing.

Words formed from puppeteering

  • sock puppeteering

Questions about puppeteering

What does puppeteering mean?
Puppeteering means the art or trade of a puppeteer.
What part of speech is puppeteering?
Puppeteering is a noun.

Words near puppeteering in the dictionary

  1. puppet-shows
  2. puppetdom
  3. puppeted
  4. puppeteer
  5. puppeteered
  6. puppeteering
  7. puppeteers
  8. puppethood
  9. puppeting
  10. puppetish
  11. puppetism

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