Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posing

/ˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: pos-ing
IPA: /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pose

noun

The act by which something is posed.

noun

The act of one who poses or postures.

noun

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

Informal

Example Sentences

"different posings of what was essentially the same question"
"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."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/
British English: /ˈpəʊzɪŋ/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more posing (comparative) most posing (superlative) posings (plural)

Derived Forms

posingly

Phrases

posing pouch posing strap power posing

Synonyms

sitting

Rhymes With

closing opposing exposing imposing proposing composing disclosing disposing supposing enclosing decomposing dozing

Questions

How do you pronounce posing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/.
What does posing mean?: present participle and gerund of pose

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