Word Finder - posturing

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To put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired

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If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?

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To pretend to have an opinion or a conviction

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The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue: they're just posturing for the media.

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To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

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to posture oneself; to posture a model

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The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.

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The behaviour of some birds as a means of signalling etc.

The dialog generally consisting of macho posturing, and when this is coming from the female leads its really inexcusable.

This gives them the opportunity to meet without all the posturing over territory.

The story involves geopolitical, or in this case, galacto-political posturing of a Cold War type, between the old Earth, the Alliance and the Union, headquartered on the Cyteen system of worlds.

We seem to be justified in assuming that there are many movements of stretching and posturing possible to caterpillars, and that some caterpillars had a congenital fortuitous tendency to one position, some to another, and, finally that among all the variety of habitual movements thus exhibited one has been selected and perpetuated because it coincided with the necessary conditions of safety, since it happened to give the caterpillar an increased resemblance to a twig.

Not only do they offer sessions varying in degrees of experience and a unique families-only Hatha yoga class, but they also provide specialized instruction in Ayuryoga, a combination of Ayurvedic philosophy and Anusara posturing.

In four single columns he succeeds in puncturing every single piece of sanctimonious posturing vented by Emperor Tony in his sad little speech.

As I understand it, there has been no true fighting, just posturing so far.

Some of the body language is very subtle, however, watching your cat's posturing will help you get a better understanding of your cat and his individual temperament.

Some of the exercises can be dangerous if you do not use appropriate form and posturing.

Maturity leaves behind the posturing, role-playing, and attention-starved behavior that often revolves through the lives of the immature.

There can be a lot of posturing made in business to present the impression of strength and power; this is something the bull does best.

Traditional yogis wore as little clothing as possible to facilitate the ease of posturing and focus.

Such cases are the habits of " shamming dead " and the combined posturing and colour peculiarities of certain caterpillars (Lepidopterous larvae) which cause them to resemble dead twigs or similar surrounding objects.

Now it is clear that preceding generations of caterpillars cannot have acquired this habit of posturing by experience.

Like the Oxford Stage Company, big lapels and the preposterous posturing of hip dudes are played for laughs.