WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

clowning

 
Noun clowning has 2 senses
  1. buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, prank - acting like a clown or buffoon
    --1 is a kind of folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
    --1 has particulars: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
    Derived form: verb clown1
  2. drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness - a comic incident or series of incidents
    --2 is a kind of fun, play, sport
    Derived form: verb clown1
Verb clown has 1 sense
  1. clown, clown around, antic - act as or like a clown
    --1 is one way to joke, jest
    Derived forms: noun clown2, noun clowning2, noun clowning1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
clovis culture clovis i clow clowder clowlike clown clown anemone fish clown around clowning clownish clowns cloy cloyed cloying cloyingly clozapine clozaril

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | Network & desktop search | Search My Network | LAN Find | Reminder software | Software downloads | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus