POSING Definition & Meaning

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or practice of assuming a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others:
The new website aims to strip away the pretentious posing of wine connoisseurs, inviting users to “tell us what tastes good to you!”
the act or practice of falsely representing oneself:
Under all his posing as an honest reporter, his real purpose is to defend a barbarous regime.
the act of assuming or holding a particular physical position, or of placing someone else in such a position, as for a portrait or photograph:
She liked to paint women and children, and the natural posing of her subjects is still unsurpassed.
the act of putting forward, stating, or suggesting something, as a question, hypothesis, matter for consideration, etc.:
Classroom strategies like cooperative learning and the posing of open-ended questions can encourage thinking and discussion.

adjective

falsely representing oneself, or assuming a particular attitude or stance in the hope of impressing others:
I don’t fit in—everyone else in that place is a filmmaker, an "edgy" magazine journalist, or a posing hipster.
assuming a particular physical position, as for a portrait or photograph:
I love how real and natural these images are—no posing tourists, just scenic beauty on its own.

posing

[ poh-zing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

baffling, perplexing, or vexing; difficult:
The command to “love your neighbor as you love yourself” has within it the most posing challenge for you and me—learning to love ourselves.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of posing¹

First recorded in 1850–55; pos(e) ¹( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses; pos(e) ¹( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses

Origin of posing²

pos(e) ²( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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A growing confrontation between Israel and Turkey over influence in Syria is posing a serious challenge for Syria's fragile new government.

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The Dodgers can’t possibly think that just posing for photos and handing Trump a commemorative jersey qualifies as time well spent.

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The conservationist, Aussie TV personality and son of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin flashes some serious muscle in the new Bonds ads, which include him posing with a snake, a spider and a lizard.

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SPOKANE, Wash. — The giddy players took turns posing for photos with the regional championship trophy.

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The well-meaning messengers posing this query mean to protect fragile work addressing issues of race, but they implicitly send another message.

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