clowning
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈklaʊnɪŋ/
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- His clowning brought joy to the audience, making even the grumpiest people smile.
- clowning around
- quit that clowning
- the art of clowning
I got pinched in church, you know, for clowning around.
- I got pinched in church, you know, for clowning around.
- Like it had nothing to do with fucking clowning.
- Well, so the male clown in in Milo is his name in clowning?
- All you know, me clowning, that's when I'm at home.
Examples
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Quit that clowning around.
Fiction book (1998) -
Will you quit the clowning?
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- No more clowning around!
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I'll have no more of this clowning around now.
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That's right, no clowning around.
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Stop that clowning around, Scooby.
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Stop your clowning!
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Cut the clowning.
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I think that's quite enough clowning about now, Ruth, Jaxom said, trying to sound stern.
Fiction book (1991) -
You've had a wonderful evening, wise-cracking, clowning, but now, you've got to get a grip on yourself.
Synonyms
664
1.0
The ability to make people laugh
350
1.0
A funny event or series of events that makes people laugh
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6.7
Light, silly behavior that is not serious
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7.9
Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh
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5.5
Full of clumsy, noisy actions meant to make people laugh
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8.0
A playful, joking way of behaving that makes people laugh
1
8.6
A short funny remark or action that makes people smile
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2.7
A thing that makes people laugh
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6.3
How much people laugh at something
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9.9
Playful, foolish behavior that tries to make people laugh
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9.9
A silly performance like a clown act that makes people laugh
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7.4
A quality that makes people laugh
Behaving in a silly, playful way like a clown to make people laugh
Funny performance by a clown with acts and physical tricks
Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh
Silly actions that try to make people laugh
Being funny in a way that makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clowning comes from the old word clown, which first meant a rough 'country person' or someone 'clumsy'. Because that awkward, loud behaviour often made people laugh, clowning came to mean acting silly or joking to make others laugh.