Words similar to clowning

Example sentences for: clowning

How can you use “clowning” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In short, if hers was to remain the clowning achievement, it was time for me to shred my list—and not a moment to swoon.
The actors' clowning turned the comedy into a balagan.
The variety is enormous, ranging from books of poetry--or, at least, of poems--to a Better Volleyball, Bicycle Tune-up, 21st Century Almanac, Clowning for Fun & Profit (a How-to book), and scores of other works on fiction, nonfiction, and reference.
The word matachines can translate to mean “clowning” or “trickery,” but can also mean “puppet player,” “jester,” and “buffoon.”
On the other hand, men still don't like to express anxiety directly--I'd guess that part of the reason men's mags have gotten sillier is that they've seized on men's time-honored method of covering up insecurity by clowning around.