posturing — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

1. The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.

   أمثلة

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

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   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.

اسم

1. adopting a vain conceited posture

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   conceitconceitednessvanity