clowning
clowning · clownings
Clownish behaviorClownish behavior.
/ˈklaʊnɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Clownish behavior.
(countable, uncountable)The practice and study thereof.
More definitions
- acting like a clown or buffoon
- a comic incident or series of incidents
Forms
plural: clowningsSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- acting like a clown or buffoon:buffooneryjaperyfrivolityharlequinadeprank
- a comic incident or series of incidents:drollerycomedyfunniness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedclown
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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