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posing
1[poh-zing]
noun
the act or practice of assuming a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others.
The new website aims to strip away the pretentious posing of wine connoisseurs, inviting users to “tell us what tastes good to you!”
the act or practice of falsely representing oneself.
Under all his posing as an honest reporter, his real purpose is to defend a barbarous regime.
the act of assuming or holding a particular physical position, or of placing someone else in such a position, as for a portrait or photograph.
She liked to paint women and children, and the natural posing of her subjects is still unsurpassed.
the act of putting forward, stating, or suggesting something, as a question, hypothesis, matter for consideration, etc..
Classroom strategies like cooperative learning and the posing of open-ended questions can encourage thinking and discussion.
adjective
falsely representing oneself, or assuming a particular attitude or stance in the hope of impressing others.
I don’t fit in—everyone else in that place is a filmmaker, an "edgy" magazine journalist, or a posing hipster.
assuming a particular physical position, as for a portrait or photograph.
I love how real and natural these images are—no posing tourists, just scenic beauty on its own.
posing
2[poh-zing]
adjective
baffling, perplexing, or vexing; difficult.
The command to “love your neighbor as you love yourself” has within it the most posing challenge for you and me—learning to love ourselves.
Other 51Թ Forms
- posingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of posing1
Origin of posing2
Example Sentences
Mark Bruley, chief of Brooklyn Park police, said the suspect was "wearing a vest with a Taser, other equipment, a badge" posing as law enforcement in order "to manipulate their way into the home".
Israel's attack is posing a real threat to Iran's leadership.
“The media needs to film this. This will reveal paid fake thugs posing as protesters becoming violent. ….The rest of us will demonstrate our non-violent innocence and retain our Constitutional right to peaceful protest.”
While the band traded heavily on the California surfing scene, posing with boards on the beach, it was only Dennis Wilson who was actually keen on the sport.
As part of his research, Forsyth travelled to Hamburg posing as a South African arms dealer.
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