Posing

//ˈpəʊzɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is posed.

    "different posings of what was essentially the same question"

  2. 2
    (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of one who poses or postures.

    "However much the Ghanaian masses warmed to the traditional pomp and circumstance of his occasional public appearances, members of the elite did not take Nkrumah's posings as a national chief seriously."

  4. 4
    The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense informal
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pose form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
actingaffectationapingappearanceattitudinarianismattitudinizing

Example

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"I don't feel comfortable posing in the nude."

Related phrases

posing pouchposing strappower posing

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