work a puppet

Frequency: 6.27.3 per million words

to operate or make a physical puppet move and act

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Examples (10)

  • The puppeteer expertly began to work the puppet, making it dance.
  • Children love to watch how the performer can work a simple puppet to life.
  • It takes a lot of practice to learn how to work a marionette puppet effectively.
  • The intricate strings allowed the puppeteer to work every part of the puppet.
  • In the workshop, we learned to work a basic hand puppet.
  • He showed us how to work the puppet with just two fingers.
  • The magic lies in the skill to work the puppet so that it seems to have a mind of its own.
  • Can you teach me how to work this puppet for the school play?
  • The way she could work the puppet on stage was truly mesmerizing.
  • He spent hours practicing how to work the elaborate wire puppet.