1. Acting like a clown or buffoon
   "The comedian's clowning had the audience in stitches";
   - buffoonery, japery, frivolity, harlequinade [archaic], prank
    
2. A comic incident or series of incidents
   "The children's clowning around lightened the mood";
   - drollery, comedy, funniness

1. Act as or like a clown
   "The children clowned around at the party";
   - clown around [informal], antic [archaic]

Derived forms: clownings

Type of: craziness, folly, foolery, fun, indulgence, jest, joke, lunacy, play, sport, tomfoolery

Encyclopedia: Clowning