Clowning - English meaning

klaʊn

Clowning – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Behave in a comical or playful way.
Usage examples:
Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog
Synonims:
Fool aroundFool aboutPlay the foolAct foolishlyAct the clown/fool/goatPlay aboutPlay aroundMonkey aboutMonkey aroundPlay tricksIndulge in horseplayEngage in high jinksJokeJestMe

noun
A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
Usage examples:
A circus clown

noun
An unsophisticated country person; a rustic.
Usage examples:
The hob part of hobgoblin was a familiar form of robin or robert and became a standard name for a r…

verb
Present participle of clown
Usage examples:
Left alone, the class threw books, pulled faces, and generally clowned around.

verb
To act stupidly, often to make other people laugh
Usage examples:
Left alone, the class threw books, pulled faces, and generally clowned around.

Clowning translation into English

Clowning: translate from English into Chinese

小丑, 耍笑, 胡闹

Clowning: translate from English into Dutch

Clownerie, Onzin uithalen

Clowning: translate from English into French

Clowneries, Pitreries, Singeries

Clowning: translate from English into German

Clownerie, Herumblödeln, Herumkaspern, Den clown spielen

Clowning: translate from English into Hindi

जोकर, दिल्लगी करना

Clowning: translate from English into Italian

Clownerie

Clowning: translate from English into Korean

광대, 익살부리다

Clowning: translate from English into Russian

Клоунада, Эксцентрика

Clowning: translate from English into Spanish

Payasadas, Bufonada

Word origin

mid 16th century (in clown (sense 2 of the noun)): perhaps of Low German origin.

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Clowning – similar words

clowned

klaʊn

verb
Behave in a comical or playful way.
Usage examples:
Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog

noun
A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
Usage examples:
A circus clown

noun
An unsophisticated country person; a rustic.
Usage examples:
The hob part of hobgoblin was a familiar form of robin or robert and became a standard name for a r…

Clowned - all meanings in English

clown

klaʊn

noun
A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
Usage examples:
A circus clown

verb
Behave in a comical or playful way.
Usage examples:
Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog

noun
An entertainer who wears silly clothes and makes people laugh by performing tricks without speech
Usage examples:
The people running this school are a bunch of clowns., stop clowning around and get serious!

Clown - all meanings in English

Clowning synonims

jest

dʒest

noun
A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.
Usage examples:
He laughed uproariously at his own jest

verb
Speak in a joking way.
Usage examples:
You jest, surely?

noun
A joke
Usage examples:
We were able to laugh aloud at every jest., his remarks about the beatles were in jest.

Jest - all meanings in English

joke

dʒəʊk

noun
A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
Usage examples:
She was in a mood to tell jokes

verb
Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.
Usage examples:
She could laugh and joke with her colleagues

noun
Something, such as an amusing story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh
Usage examples:
He told a joke about a farmer and a lawyer that made nicholas burst into laughter., the playing con…

Joke - all meanings in English

me

ɛmˈiː

pronoun
Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition.
Usage examples:
Do you understand me?

noun
(in tonic sol-fa) the third note of a major scale.

abbreviation
Maine.

Me - all meanings in English

play the fool

phrase
To behave in a silly way, often intentionally to make people laugh
Usage examples:
Stop acting the fool, i'm trying to talk to you., he loves playing the fool., i'm happy to play the…

Play the fool - all meanings in English

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