posing
noun
the act or practice of assuming a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others.
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Isabel King, leaning back posingly among the cushions of the lounge, sat quickly up as he asked his question.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery