1. grandstanding - Noun
2. grandstanding - Verb
grandstanding (usually uncountable, plural grandstandings)
Dramatic or showy behaviour intended to impress an audience or observers.
grandstanding
present participle of grandstand
But to hear Kennedy when he was grandstanding in front of the McClellan Committee you might have thought I was making as much out of the pension fund as the Kennedys made out of selling whiskey. Jimmy Hoffa
I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other. Ben Chandler
We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
A few years back, we detailed how ongoing grandstanding and toothless legal threats finally forced Craigslist to shut down its "adult services" section. Source: Internet
Dr Higgins accused the Victorian health minister, Jenny Mikakos, of "grandstanding" over her comments about his illness. Source: Internet
He said the real adversary in all this should be COVID-19, with the heroes being the healthcare frontliners, not grandstanding politicians. Source: Internet