puppetry
pronunciation
How to pronounce puppetry in British English:
UK [ˈpʌpɪtri]
How to pronounce puppetry in American English:
US ['pʌpɪtrɪ]
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- Noun:
- the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows
- a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)
Word Origin
- puppetry (n.)
- 1520s; see puppet (n.) + -ry.
Example
- 1. Shaanxi opera and shadow puppetry are typical shaanxi local art forms .
- 2. He also uses traditional shadow puppetry and animates the english and chinese subtitles in dynamic ways .
- 3. I thought it would be interesting to continue that through the visual eye , this clash of old and new through costume , through the use of old theater technology like shadow work , puppetry and digital wizardry .
- 4. Ms. rosselini is throughly entertaining as she singularly explains each animal and their courtship , mating and sexual behaviors through paper costumes , puppetry , and marionette play .
- 5. Some academics believe the zeppelin is real but it has also been suggested the aircraft is an early example of animation puppetry .