1
: farmer, countryman
2
: a rude ill-bred person : boor
3
a
: a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (such as a play)
specifically
: a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus
b
: a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon
c
clowned; clowning; clowns
: to act as or like a clown
always clowning around
Examples of clown in a Sentence
Noun
Those big shoes make you look like a clown!
Who's the clown standing in the middle of the road?
those clowns at the state capital
Verb
as a youngster he was always clowning around in the classroom
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
She’s costumed like a clown, but her screenplay is as confident as an antihero’s cleverest heist.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
His days from clowning around the North Side may be over, but his love of his hometown is still strong.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In Eli Craig’s (Tucker & Dale vs Evil) newest outing, the real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
She’s costumed like a clown, but her screenplay is as confident as an antihero’s cleverest heist.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
While Mi-kyung and Baek-ho resist falling in love, the drama keeps the plot in motion with plenty of hate-to-love quibbling, some pratfalls and ample clowning around by a host of eccentric characters.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
His days from clowning around the North Side may be over, but his love of his hometown is still strong.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Clown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clown. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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clown
1 of 2 noun1
: a rude and often stupid person
2
: a performer (as in a play or circus) who usually wears funny clothes and makeup and tries to make people laugh
clownish
adjective
ˈklau̇-nish
clownishly
adverb
clownishness
noun
clown
2 of 2 verb
: to act like a clown
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