posturing

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posturing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postured; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Posturing.]
     To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the
     parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to
     posture one's self; to posture a model. --Howell.
     [1913 Webster]

posturing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  posturing
      n 1: adopting a vain conceited posture