posing

Adjective

Noun

1. The act by which something is posed.
   • different posings of what was essentially the same question
2. The act of one who poses or postures.
   • However much the Ghanaian masses warmed to the traditional pomp and circumstance of his occasional public appearances, members of the elite did not take Nkrumah's posings as a national chief seriously. - 1978, Norman W....
3. The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense

Verb

1. present participle and gerund of pose