# posing

Pronunciation: say "POH-zing" US /ˈpoʊzɪŋ/, UK /ˈpəʊzɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of pose. — present participle and gerund of pose
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of pose. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as an action word.
   - _He spent the afternoon posing for the portrait painter._
   - _Posing by the monument, the tourists smiled for the camera._

## Noun

2. The act performed by someone who holds a position for a picture or who strikes an affected posture.
   - Simple: The act of holding your body in a set way, or of behaving in a fake way.
   - _Her constant posing for the camera annoyed the rest of the group._
   - _The sculptor admired the model's patient posing throughout the long session._
3. The act of presenting oneself in a false way, often to seem more impressive or to blend in with a group; pretense. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Acting in a fake way to look better than you really are or to fit in with others.
   - _Their endless posing about loving art hid the fact they'd never visited a museum._
   - _The interview revealed that his confidence was mostly posing._
4. The act by which something is put into a chosen position or arrangement.
   - Simple: The act of placing or setting something into a position.
   - _The posing of the mannequins in the window display drew shoppers' attention._
   - _Proper posing of each object is essential before the shutter clicks._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/posing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).