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Noun: posturing  pós-chu-ring
  1. Behaviour intended to impress or mislead others through artificial or exaggerated attitudes
    "The politician's posturing during the debate was transparent to many viewers"
Verb: posture  pós-chu(r)
  1. Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
    "She postured and made a total fool of herself";
    - pose
     
  2. Take a stance, often in opposition, to convey an attitude or position on an issue
    "The senator postured against the new legislation"
     
  3. [archaic] Assume a posture as for artistic purposes
    "The model postured for the painting";
    - model, pose, sit

Derived forms: posturings

Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, conceit, conceitedness, conduct, deport, display, do, exhibit, expose, vanity

Encyclopedia: Posturing

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