grandstand
/ˈɡɹæn(d)stænd/ verb C2- To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd. · Many politicians prefer to grandstand on hot-button issues rather than enact tough policy changes.
He/she/it grandstands · Past grandstanded · Past participle grandstanded · -ing form grandstanding
Verb forms
- Base form
- grandstand
- He/she/it
- grandstands
- Past
- grandstanded
- Past participle
- grandstanded
- -ing form
- grandstanding
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And Miss Barry took us up to the grandstand to see the horse races.
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