Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of clown.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. acting like a clown or buffoon.
- n. a comic incident or series of incidents.
WordNet 3.0
- n. acting like a clown or buffoon
- n. a comic incident or series of incidents
Examples
“Bangkok - Spaniard Alvaro Neil is giving new meaning to the phrase clowning around the world.”
“She wearied of Rose's talkativeness, regarded the child's brightness as a kind of clowning, and in the way of a kind, unlettered, self-possessed mother, forgave her daughter for being intelligent.”
“She is putting on a show and 'clowning' for her audience.”
“They used "clowning" as a way to bring a lighter side to the protests and publish a local newsletter called the Cambrian Snooze.”
“According to a federal criminal complaint, Amon Paul Carlock took the illicit photos during a "clowning" trip to the House of Joy orphanage earlier this year.”
“The lipstick could have signified anything -- maybe some kind of clowning around by the drunk before he fell asleep.”
“Our music-hall performers have invented a kind of clowning peculiar to this country, in which kicking and leaping are also a part of the business.”
“Drawing from various theatrical traditions, such as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics and vaudeville, "Godspell" is a groundbreaking and unique reflection on the life of Jesus, with a message of kindness, tolerance and love.”
“Drawing from various theatrical traditions, such as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics and vaudeville, Godspell Junior is a groundbreaking and unique reflection on the life of Jesus, with a message of kindness, tolerance and love.”
“He brings to mind the kind of clowning defined and refined by”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘clowning’.
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Big Top
roadshow, hooplah, derring do, acrobat, buffoonery, cavort, hijinks, gaiety, frolic, ringmaster, stilts, tightrope and 77 more...
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Probe~ation
An obnoxious and ridiculous madlib list where verbish '-ing' words fill in the blank wherein the blank is a call for a beating.
For example:
"You're ________in' for a brus...searching, looking, hunting, seeking, questing, exploring, asking, inquiring, snooping, poking, probing, scouting and 262 more...
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