All 4 Uses of
poise
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
- But the audience of doctors has assembled behind the one-way glass, clipboards ready, pens poised.†
Chpt 16
- I whip back around, arrow poised for flight, but what can be done?†
Chpt 22
- Inside, Messalla is as still as a statue, poised up on the ball of one foot, head tilted back, held captive by the beam.†
Chpt 22 *
- Rue poised on her toes, arms slightly extended, like a bird about to take flight.†
Chpt 27
Definitions:
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(1)
(poise) calm, confident, and in control—especially in movement, behavior, or when ready to act
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, poise is a technical word referencing a unit of dynamic viscosity.