posturing

English

Noun

posturing (plural posturings)

1. The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
   • 1990, Clyde de L. Ryals, A World of Possibilities: Romantic Irony in Victorian Literature:

     With his "hatred of what was theatrical" (1:124) he is put off by the posturings and attitudinizings of the chief actors.

   • 2025 October 1, Christian Wolmar, “Rail Minister at the heart of rail reform”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 35:

     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."

2. The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling etc.

Translations

assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude

Catalan: postureig (ca) m Danish: positur German: Inszenierung (de) f Spanish: postureo (es) m

behaviour of birds

Verb

posturing

1. present participle and gerund of posture

Derived terms

• posturingly

Anagrams

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