Poising
//ˈpɔɪzɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is poised.
"And then his father came up beside him where he stood before a tattered last year's circus poster on the other side of the store, gazing rapt and quiet at the scarlet horses, the incredible poisings and convolutions of tulle and tights […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of poise form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"And then his father came up beside him where he stood before a tattered last year's circus poster on the other side of the store, gazing rapt and quiet at the scarlet horses, the incredible poisings and convolutions of tulle and tights […]"
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