"posing" meaning in English

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Noun

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 46 43 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 46 43 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

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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    },
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          "text": "different posings of what was essentially the same question"
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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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        "The act by which something is posed."
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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      ],
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        "The act of one who poses or postures."
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