posing

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of pose

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. Provizer, Analyzing the Third World: Essays from Comparative Politics
3. (informal) The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense