noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   adopting a vain conceited posture wordnet
3. 3
   The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling etc.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of posture form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

affectationposeposingpretence

Example

More examples

"It's not so much his bragging as his posturing that bothers me."

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