The meaning of Posturing

Posturing – definition

noun
Behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead.
Usage examples:
A masking of fear with macho posturing

verb
Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.
Usage examples:
A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class
Synonims:
Pose Strike an attitude Put on airs Attitudinize Behave affectedly Strut Show off Cop an attitude Hot-dog
verb
Place (someone) in a particular attitude or pose.
Usage examples:
And still these two were postured motionless

noun
Behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true
Usage examples:
His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.

Posturing translation into English

Posturing: translate from English into Chinese

装腔作势, 作姿势

Posturing: translate from English into Dutch

Aanmatiging, Aanstellerig

Posturing: translate from English into French

Posture, Poser, Se donner des airs, Prendre posture, Prendre des attitudes

Posturing: translate from English into German

Posieren

Posturing: translate from English into Hindi

तेवर

Posturing: translate from English into Italian

Postura

Posturing: translate from English into Korean

자세, 어떤 자세를 취하다, 어떤 태도를 취하다, 젠체하다, ...에게 어떤 자세를 취하게 하다

Posturing: translate from English into Russian

Позерство, Позировать, Ставить в позу

Posturing: translate from English into Spanish

Posturas, Tomar una postura, Fingir ser, Poner en una postura, Darse tono

Word origin

late 16th century (denoting the relative position of one thing to another): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position’, from posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere .

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Posturing – similar words

postured

verb
Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.
Usage examples:
A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

noun
The position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.
Usage examples:
I got out of the car in an alert posture

noun
A particular approach or attitude.
Usage examples:
Trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations

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posture

noun
The position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.
Usage examples:
I got out of the car in an alert posture

verb
Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.
Usage examples:
A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

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postural

adjective
Relating to posture (= the position in which the body is held)
Usage examples:
Postural changes and weight gain cause some women to experience musculoskeletal pain during pregnan…

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Posturing synonims

attitudinize

verb
Adopt or express a particular attitude or attitudes, typically just for effect.
Usage examples:
Her column is an exercise in smug attitudinizing

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hot-dog

noun
A long, tube-shaped, cooked sausage (= meat), usually eaten in a long roll (= loaf of bread)
Usage examples:
A hot dog with mustard

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pose

verb
Present or constitute (a problem or danger).
Usage examples:
The sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area

noun
A way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn.
Usage examples:
Photographs of boxers in ferocious poses

verb
Puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem.
Usage examples:
We have thus posed the mathematician and the historian

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show off

idiom
Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

phrasal verb
Display someone or something that is a source of pride.
Usage examples:
Her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her compact figure

phrasal verb
Boastfully display one's abilities or accomplishments.
Usage examples:
He was showing off, trying to make a really big impression

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strut

noun
A rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression.
Usage examples:
A supporting strut

verb
Walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
Usage examples:
Peacocks strut through the grounds

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