clowning
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈklaʊnɪŋ/
- His clowning brought joy to the audience, making even the grumpiest people smile.
- clowning around
- quit that clowning
- the art of clowning
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Watch on YouTubeI 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
690
1.0
The ability to make people laugh
51
3.1
Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh
11
1.0
A funny event or series of events that makes people laugh
9
6.7
Light, silly behavior that is not serious
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7.9
Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh
3
5.5
Full of clumsy, noisy actions meant to make people laugh
1
8.6
A short funny remark or action that makes people smile
1
8.0
A playful, joking way of behaving that makes people laugh
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6.3
How much people laugh at something
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2.7
A thing that makes people laugh
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9.9
Playful, foolish behavior that tries to make people laugh
1
7.4
A quality that makes people laugh
1
9.9
A silly performance like a clown act that makes people laugh
1
4.6
Behaving in a silly, playful way like a clown to make people laugh
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4.6
Being funny in a way that makes people laugh
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5.6
Funny performance by a clown with acts and physical tricks
Silly actions that try to make 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.