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Clowning

//ˈklaʊnɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Clownish behavior. countable, uncountable

    "The press took seriously all Shaw's provocative ambiguities and clownings, and Lady Astor was identified with his most outrageous actions and statements."

  2. 2
    acting like a clown or buffoon wordnet
  3. 3
    The practice and study thereof. countable, uncountable

    "But it’s also a sign of the ascendant state of clowning, which, not long ago, resided in the bargain basement of artistic respect, alongside ventriloquists, mimes and jugglers. No longer."

  4. 4
    a comic incident or series of incidents wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of clown form-of, gerund, participle, present

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