"poising" meaning in English

See poising in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔɪzɪŋ/ Forms: poisings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poising (plural poisings)
  1. The act by which something is poised.
    Sense id: en-poising-en-noun-rEBrdJt7

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɔɪzɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} poising
  1. present participle and gerund of poise Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: poise
    Sense id: en-poising-en-verb-rphEhTVv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Inflected forms

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