clowning (around)

present participle of clown (around)

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Verb
  • The large surface makes cutting up fruits, veggies and meat easy.
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  • Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Also on Tuesday, a video with Didi showing off boxes of Haitian money wrapped with bank slips circulated on Haitian social media alongside postings of other notorious gang leaders partying over the weekend in various parts of the capital.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, young women have been catapulted into virality by showing off their outfits for rush events, known on a corner of the internet as #RushTok.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
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  • Johnson, who struggles with a neuroma, swears by her Oofos mules to keep it from acting up.
    Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Clowning (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clowning%20%28around%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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