posturing
/ˈpɒstʃə/
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American sound/ˈpɒstʃə/
posturing
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pos - tu - ring -> posturing
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဂိုက်ပေးခြင်း။
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၁။ (က) [C usu sing ] ကိုယ်ဟန်။ ကိုယ်နေဟန်ထား။ an awkward/ slumped posture ❍ hi composed/ dignified posture.
(ခ) [U] ကိုယ်ဟန်။ correcting sb's posture ❍ She has very good posture.
၂။ [C] ရပ်တည်ချက်။ သဘောထား။ The newly-elected government has adopted an uncompromising/ a defensive posture on the issue of immigration. Compare STANCE
v ဂိုက်ဖမ်းသည်။ He postured as a political activist.
❏ posturing /'pɒstʃǝrÇŋ/ n [U,C esp pl ] (derog ) ဂိုက်ပေးခြင်း။ the political posturings of recent weeks ❍ The unions need to stop all this posturing and get down to serious talking.
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bearing, stance, attitude, position, carriage, pose, affect, aspect, attitudinize, beliefs, brace, circumstance, condition, demeanor, deportment, display, disposition, do a bit, do for effect, fake, fake it, feeling, frame of mind, inclination, make a show, masquerade, mien, mode, mood, outlook, pass for, pass off, phase, playact, point of view, port, positure, presence, put on airs, put up a front, sentiment, set, show off, situation, standpoint, state
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