clowning meaning

Noun: clowning  klawning

1. Acting like a clown or buffoon
   - buffoonery, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank 
2. A comic incident or series of incidents
   - drollery, comedy, funniness

Verb: clown  klawn

1. Act as or like a clown
   - clown around, antic [archaic]

Derived forms: clownings

Type of: craziness, folly, foolery, fun, indulgence, jest, joke, lunacy, play, sport, tomfoolery

Encyclopedia: Clown

Clowning

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1. we did no clowning around.
2. doesn't all of this seem like rather questionable clowning?
3. his clowning is founded on extreme skill as juggler and acrobat.
4. in his public appearances he sought to hide his vulnerability behind his heavy-handed clowning.
5. missy was not amused at this nickname because she was a good catholic and didn't like clowning around about her religion.