posture
[ pos-cher ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃər /
noun
verb (used with object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.
OTHER WORDS FROM posture
pos·tur·al, adjective pos·tur·er, nounWords nearby posture
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British Dictionary definitions for posturing
posture
/ (ˈpɒstʃə) /
noun
verb
to assume or cause to assume a bodily position or attitude
(intr)
to assume an affected or unnatural bodily or mental posture; pose
Derived forms of posture
postural, adjective posturer, nounWord Origin for posture
C17: via French from Italian
postura, from Latin
positūra, from
pōnere to place
Medical definitions for posturing
posture
[ pŏs′chər ]
n.
A position of the body or of body parts.
A characteristic or prescribed way of bearing one's body; carriage.