"posing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpəʊzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: posings [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} posing (plural posings)
  1. The act by which something is posed.
    Sense id: en-posing-en-noun-D~5gP1dg
  2. The act of one who poses or postures.
    Sense id: en-posing-en-noun-THeignIg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 42 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 41 48 5
  3. (informal) The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-posing-en-noun-VgJ6P6eb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 42 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 30 53 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 41 48 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: posing pouch, posing strap, power posing

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpəʊzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} posing
  1. present participle and gerund of pose Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pose
    Sense id: en-posing-en-verb-BQp99dDG

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "pose"
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      ],
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          "pose",
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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpoʊzɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊzɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Posing (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "posing"
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      "word": "posing pouch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "posing strap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "power posing"
    }
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    }
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    {
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        {
          "text": "different posings of what was essentially the same question"
        }
      ],
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        "The act by which something is posed."
      ],
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          "ref": "1978, Norman W. Provizer, Analyzing the Third World: Essays from Comparative Politics:",
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        }
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        "(informal) The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpoʊzɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊzɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Posing (disambiguation)"
  ],
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    "Pages with entries",
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    },
    {
      "word": "posing strap"
    },
    {
      "word": "power posing"
    }
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        {
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        "The act by which something is posed."
      ]
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
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          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of one who poses or postures."
      ]
    },
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        "The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense"
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpəʊzɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpoʊzɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
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    }
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  ],
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}

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