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Word entry · 8 letters

clowning

Best crossword clue

"Comic horseplay"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈklaʊnɪŋ/Part of speech nounSorted cgilnnowStarts with CEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. acting like a clown or buffoon

Used in a sentence

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

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