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

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.
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.
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 word matachines can translate to mean “clowning” or “trickery,” but can also mean “puppet player,” “jester,” and “buffoon.”