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posing

/ˈpəʊzɪŋ/US/ˈpoʊzɪŋ/

posing noun: the act by which something is posed. Also the present participle and gerund of pose.

Noun

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.
    • 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.1978, Norman W. Provizer, Analyzing the Third World: Essays from Comparative Politics
  3. (informal) The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense

Also used as

posing is also the present participle and gerund of pose.

posing meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Kannada and Punjabi

posing in Marathi

पोझिंग, पोझींग, पोझ देत आहे

posing in Urdu

پوزنگ, پوسنگ

posing in Kannada

ಭಂಗಿ ನೀಡುತ್ತಾ

posing in Punjabi

ਪੋਜ਼ਿੰਗ
More languagesFewer languages
posing in Gujarati
પોઝિંગ, પોઝ આપતા
posing in Odia
ପୋଜ୍ ଦେଉଛି
posing in Nepali
पोज दिँदै

Forms of posing

Adjective
comparativemore posing
superlativemost posing
Noun
pluralposings

Words formed from posing

Phrases with posing

Words that rhyme with posing

Questions about posing

What does posing mean?
Posing means the act by which something is posed.
What is posing in Marathi?
Posing in Marathi is पोझिंग, पोझींग, पोझ देत आहे. See Posing meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is posing?
Posing is a noun.
How do you pronounce posing?
Posing is pronounced /ˈpəʊzɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of posing?
The plural of posing is posings.

Words near posing in the dictionary

  1. posiest
  2. posigrade
  3. posigrades
  4. posilutely
  5. posily
  6. posing
  7. posing pouch
  8. posing pouches
  9. posing strap
  10. posing straps
  11. posingly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: posing (page history and authors); posing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); posing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); posing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); posing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); posing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); posing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); posing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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