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CLOWNING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does clowning mean?

• CLOWNING (noun)
The noun CLOWNING has 2 senses:

1. acting like a clown or buffoon
2. a comic incident or series of incidents

Familiarity information: CLOWNING used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLOWNING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Acting like a clown or buffoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

buffoonery; prank; japery; harlequinade; clowning; frivolity

Hypernyms ("clowning" is a kind of...):

craziness; folly; foolery; indulgence; lunacy; tomfoolery (foolish or senseless behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clowning"):

schtick; schtik; shtick; shtik ((Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A comic incident or series of incidents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

drollery; funniness; clowning; comedy

Hypernyms ("clowning" is a kind of...):

fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))

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