grandstanding
/ɡɹˈændstˌændɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
present participle and gerund of grandstand
Example Sentences
- "Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer."
- ""We are tired of the shutdowns and the showdowns, the gridlock and the grandstanding," Klobuchar said in a speech to supporters. "Our nation must be governed not from chaos but from opportunity. Not by wallowing over what’s wrong, but by marching inexorably toward what’s right.""
- "For all his faults and grandstanding, however, Prescott genuinely cared - and his ambitious plans for tram schemes and railway extensions were stymied by lack of support from Downing Street."
Etymology
From grandstand + -ing.