posing

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊzɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ

posing

1. present participle and gerund of pose

posing (plural posings)

1. The act by which something is posed.

   different posings of what was essentially the same question

2. The act of one who poses or postures.
   • 1978, Norman W. Provizer, Analyzing the Third World: Essays from Comparative Politics:

     However much the Ghanaian masses warmed to the traditional pomp and circumstance of his occasional public appearances, members of the elite did not take Nkrumah's posings as a national chief seriously.

3. (informal) The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense

• Gipson, Spingo, pingos