poising
English
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpoising
- present participle and gerund of poise
Noun
editpoising (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 […]