clowning

[ UK /klˈa‍ʊnɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫaʊnɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. acting like a clown or buffoon
  2. a comic incident or series of incidents
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How To Use clowning In A Sentence

  • In addition to magic and clowning, he is a highly skilled ventriloquist and pantomimist.
  • The musical, set in a Big Top, features gravity-defying stunts and slapstick clowning as it portrays the story of American showman PT Barnum.
  • They start entertaining themselves by clowning around a lot and being silly.
  • His work involved anything from subtly painted patterns to clowning about in a monkey suit. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is worlds away from the clowning around of his previous group. The Sun
  • This is a way of saying that the Marx Brothers are written characters, while the Stooges are mostly dumbshow and clowning. Lance Mannion:
  • You'll have seen the madcap clowning, close harmony singing, movie pastiches and magic performed by various performers in various guises.
  • The clowning that seemed so enchanting becomes almost sinister when the face gets jowly and the hair recedes. Sir Norman Wisdom obituary
  • Three of my favourite shows have been by mime or clowning acts. Times, Sunday Times
  • Great to have around but always clowning. The Sun
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