posturing
/pˈɑstʃɚɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
noun
The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling, etc.
Example Sentences
- "With his "hatred of what was theatrical" (1:124) he is put off by the posturings and attitudinizings of the chief actors."
- "Few political careers start when people are in their 70s, but Hendy is actually relishing it, although he is incensed sometimes by the pointlessness of the posturing by the opposition, which keeps him up late. "The bit I don't like is getting home at 0100 or 0200 in the morning because the opposition have been fruitlessly arguing for a long time.""