posture as

posture as someone or something

to pretend to be someone or a particular type of person. Why is the secretary posturing as the manager and giving out assignments? Carla entered the ballroom, posturing as a grand duchess of somewhere or another.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tamir	-	Hebrew
Michail	-	Greek, Russian
Clementius	-	Late Roman
Taliba	-	Arabic
MaraĴA	mah-RAH-zhah	Esperanto
Doran	['dɔ:ræn]