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Meaning of Poising | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈpɔɪzɪŋ

Definitions

The act by which something is poised.

Equivalents

العربية الإستعداد

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

poison poison arrow poison arrow frog poison ash poison at the box office poison book

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