poising
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]poising
- present participle and gerund of poise
Noun
[edit]poising (plural poisings)
- The act by which something is poised.
- 1949, William Faulkner, Barn Burning:
- And then his father came up beside him where he stood before a tattered last year's circus poster on the other side of the store, gazing rapt and quiet at the scarlet horses, the incredible poisings and convolutions of tulle and tights […]