clowning in English

verb

1

behave in a comical way; act playfully.

Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog

synonyms: fool around, play the fool, play around, monkey around, joke (around), jest, mess around, horse around

noun

• comedy, drollery, funniness
• frivolity, harlequinade, prank, buffoonery, japery

verb

• fool around, play the fool, play around, monkey around, joke (around), jest, mess around, horse around
• clown around, antic

Use "clowning" in a sentence

1. Always joking, always clowning'.

2. Urticants clowning semimill chrysanthemin Bacchanalize maximation

3. Clowning is a style of comedy, not a style of makeup

4. Synonyms for Behaving badly include carrying on, misBehaving, making mischief, acting up, causing trouble, acting foolishly, causing a commotion, causing a fuss, clowning about and clowning around

5. Synonyms for Buffoonery include clowning, tomfoolery, clownery, foolery, hijinks, horseplay, jesting, monkeying, monkeyshines and nonsense

6. Buffoonery: 1 n acting like a clown or buffoon Synonyms: clowning , frivolity , harlequinade , japery , prank Types: schtick , schtik , shtick , shtik (Yiddish) a

7. After failing at a prestigious French clowning college, Chip Baskets looks to keep his dream of becoming a professional clown alive.

8. Buffo has been clowning around since 1980 and is a proud member of the World Clown Association and the International Jugglers Association

9. Buffo has been clowning around since 1980 and is a proud member of the World Clown Association and the International Jugglers Association

10. Since you already solved the clue Capering about which had the answer CLOWNING, you can simply go back at the main post to check the other daily crossword clues

11. The word is printed " Anticke " in the Second Quarto and "Antike" in the Folio and First Quarto, clowning Horatio's efforts at classical allusion.

12. Oral Robert’s win busted just about everyone’s bracket, it didn’t stop the sports world enjoying the upset and clowning Ohio State as soon as Duane Washington Jr.’s game-tying shot Clanked

13. This page shows answers to the clue Buffoonery.Buffoonery may be defined as “Acting like a clown or buffoon”, “Clowning acting like a clown or buffoon” and “The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks

14. Antics plural noun clowning, tricks, stunts, mischief, larks, capers, pranks, frolics, escapades, foolishness, silliness, playfulness, skylarking, horseplay, buffoonery, tomfoolery, monkey tricks She tolerated his Antics. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition