Posturing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
"With his "hatred of what was theatrical" (1:124) he is put off by the posturings and attitudinizings of the chief actors."
- 2 adopting a vain conceited posture wordnet
- 3 The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling etc.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of posture form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"It's not so much his bragging as his posturing that bothers me."