posturing
noun [U] /ˈpɒs.tʃər.ɪŋ/
/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ-/ disapprovingDefinition
› behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true: His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off posture /ˈpɒs.tʃər/
/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ/ verb [I]
/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ/ verb [I] (Definition of posturing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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