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  • present participle of clown.

clowning









NOUN
jesting
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Danielle Smith, a union leader, discovered clowning after falling down an internet rabbit hole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Rolincik is now a communications specialist, but clowning is still a big part of her life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

An audience expecting acrobatic basketball stunts and on-court clowning set to “Sweet Georgia Brown,” the Globetrotters’ signature song, was instead treated to a real, close-fought exhibition.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

Well, it got less silly after warm-up laps, stretching, and the usual clowning around.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds




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