MEANING
1. To behave in a way intended to impress others or project an image, often without sincerity.
2. The position of the body, or an organization's general stance toward a situation.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- posture as a defender
- political posturing
On the page
He postured as a defender of transparency while withholding the records.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- posture
- Past tense
- postured
- Past participle
- postured
- Present participle
- posturing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- posture
- Present continuous
- am/is/are posturing
- Present perfect
- have/has postured
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been posturing
- Past
- postured
- Past continuous
- was/were posturing
- Past perfect
- had postured
- Past perfect continuous
- had been posturing
- Future
- will posture
- Future continuous
- will be posturing
- Future perfect
- will have postured
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been posturing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: posture; postures; postured; postured; posturing. Noun singular posture; plural postures. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: postures.
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