pos·tur·ing

pos·tur·ing
/ˈpɑːsʧərıŋ/ noun [noncount]
disapproving : behavior that is intended to impress other people and that is not sincere

Don't be fooled by his macho posturing. He's really a coward at heart.


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  • pos´tur|er — pos|ture «POS chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the position of the body; way of holding the body: »Good posture is important to health. SYNONYM(S): carriage, bearing, stance. 2. Figurative. a condition; situation; state …   Useful english dictionary

  • pos|tur|ize — «POS chuh ryz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to pose; posture …   Useful english dictionary

  • pos — ad·i·pos·i·ty; an·tero·pos·te·ri·or; an·thro·pos·co·py; an·thro·pos·o·phy; bal·a·no·pos·thi·tis; col·pos; com·pos·ed·ly; com·pos·er; com·pos·i·tae; com·pos·ite·ness; com·pos·i·tive; com·pos·i·tor; com·pos·i·tum; com·pos; com·pos·si·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… …   English syllables

  • pos|ture — «POS chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the position of the body; way of holding the body: »Good posture is important to health. SYNONYM(S): carriage, bearing, stance. 2. Figurative. a condition; situation; state …   Useful english dictionary

  • posturing — pos·tur·ing (posґchər ing) assumption of a pose, particularly one that is exaggerated or unnatural …   Medical dictionary

  • posturing — pos|tur|ing [ˈpɔstʃərıŋ US ˈpa:s ] n [U and C] formal 1.) when someone pretends to have a particular opinion or attitude ▪ He dismissed the Senator s comments as political posturing . 2.) when someone stands or moves in a way that they hope will… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • im — im; im·age·less; im·ag·er; im·ag·ism; im·balance; im·base; im·bat; im·ba·uba; im·be; im·be·cile·ly; im·be·cil·ic; im·be·cil·i·ty; im·bibe; im·bib·er; im·bi·bi·tion; im·bi·bi·tion·al; im·bi·rus·sú; im·brex; im·bri·ca·tion; im·bro·glio; im·brue;… …   English syllables

  • imposturing — im·pos·tur·ing …   English syllables

  • posture — pos•ture [[t]ˈpɒs tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole 2) an affected or unnatural attitude 3) the relative disposition of the parts of something 4) a mental or spiritual attitude 5)… …   From formal English to slang

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