bearing

noun [U] (MANNER)

/ˈbeər·ɪŋ/

Definition

› the particular way you find it natural to hold your body or the way you appear to other people: She was an imposing attorney with a dignified bearing.

(Definition of bearing noun (MANNER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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